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Social Media; Blessing or Curse

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  • Ojas Patil American High School; Fremont, California

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58445/rars.179

Keywords:

Social Media, mental health

Abstract

This research paper is going to go over social media and the power it gives with influence. It will talk about online trends and social media influencers that have influence and power over others. It includes information about virality and how it works. I also go over how people with this power try to use it to better online platforms as a whole.

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