▁lives . ▁Because ▁of ▁these ▁changes ▁in ▁lingu istics ▁and ▁communication ▁et iqu ette , ▁research ers ▁of ▁media ▁semi ot ics ▁have ▁found ▁that ▁this ▁has ▁alter ed ▁youth ' s ▁communic ations ▁hab its ▁and ▁more . ▁ ▁Social ▁media ▁has ▁offered ▁a ▁new ▁platform ▁for ▁peer ▁pressure ▁with ▁both ▁positive ▁and ▁negative ▁communication . ▁From ▁Facebook ▁comments ▁to ▁lik es ▁on ▁Inst agram , ▁how ▁the ▁youth ▁communicate ▁and ▁what ▁is ▁soci ally ▁acceptable ▁is ▁now ▁heavily ▁based ▁on ▁social ▁media . ▁Social ▁media ▁does ▁make ▁k ids ▁and ▁young ▁adult s ▁more ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁peer ▁pressure . ▁The ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Ped iat rics ▁has ▁also ▁shown ▁that ▁bul lying , ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁non - in clus ive ▁friend ▁groups , ▁and ▁sexual ▁experiment ation ▁have ▁increased ▁situations ▁related ▁to ▁cy ber bul lying , ▁issues ▁with ▁priv acy , ▁and ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁sending ▁sexual ▁images ▁or ▁messages ▁to ▁someone ' s ▁mobile ▁device . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁social ▁media ▁also ▁benefits ▁the ▁youth ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁communicate . ▁Ad oles c ents ▁can ▁learn ▁basic ▁social ▁and ▁technical ▁skills ▁that ▁are ▁essential ▁in ▁society . ▁Through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁social ▁media , ▁k ids ▁and ▁young ▁adult s ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁strength en ▁relationships ▁by ▁keeping ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁friends ▁and ▁family , ▁make ▁more ▁friends , ▁and ▁particip ate ▁in ▁community ▁eng agement ▁activities ▁and ▁services . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism , ▁debate ▁and ▁controvers y ▁ ▁Crit ic isms ▁of