▁cult ures ▁and ▁their ▁communication ▁methods , ▁bl ending ▁together ▁various ▁cultural ▁thinking ▁patterns ▁and ▁expression ▁styles . ▁ ▁Social ▁media ▁has ▁affected ▁the ▁way ▁youth ▁communicate , ▁by ▁introdu cing ▁new ▁forms ▁of ▁language . ▁Ab bre vi ations ▁have ▁been ▁introduced ▁to ▁cut ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁takes ▁to ▁respond ▁online . ▁The ▁commonly ▁known ▁" LO L " ▁has ▁become ▁glob ally ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁abbre viation ▁for ▁" la ugh ▁out ▁loud " ▁thanks ▁to ▁social ▁media . ▁ ▁Another ▁tr end ▁that ▁influ ences ▁the ▁way ▁youth ▁communic ates ▁is ▁( through ) ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁has ht ags . ▁With ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁social ▁media ▁platforms ▁such ▁as ▁Twitter , ▁Facebook ▁and ▁Inst agram , ▁the ▁has ht ag ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁easily ▁organ ize ▁and ▁search ▁for ▁information . ▁Has ht ags ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁when ▁people ▁want ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁a ▁movement , ▁store ▁content ▁or ▁twe ets ▁from ▁a ▁movement ▁for ▁future ▁use , ▁and ▁allow ▁other ▁social ▁media ▁users ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁a ▁discussion ▁about ▁a ▁certain ▁movement ▁by ▁using ▁existing ▁has ht ags . ▁Using ▁has ht ags ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁something ▁online ▁makes ▁it ▁easier ▁and ▁more ▁accessible ▁for ▁more ▁people ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁it ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁As ▁has ht ags ▁such ▁as ▁# t bt ▁(" throw back ▁Th urs day ") ▁become ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁online ▁communication , ▁it ▁influenced ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁youth ▁share ▁and ▁communicate ▁in ▁their ▁daily