▁– ▁whose ▁murder ▁by ▁l yn ch ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁became ▁a ▁national ▁story ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁circul ated ▁in ▁African - American ▁and ▁Commun ist ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁Inter person al ▁relationships ▁ ▁Social ▁media ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁ful fill ▁perce ived ▁social ▁needs , ▁but ▁not ▁all ▁needs ▁can ▁be ▁ful filled ▁by ▁social ▁media . ▁For ▁example , ▁lon ely ▁individuals ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁Internet ▁for ▁emot ional ▁support ▁than ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁lon ely . ▁Sher ry ▁Turk le ▁expl ores ▁these ▁issues ▁in ▁her ▁book ▁Al one ▁T ogether ▁as ▁she ▁discuss es ▁how ▁people ▁conf use ▁social ▁media ▁usage ▁with ▁authentic ▁communication . ▁She ▁pos its ▁that ▁people ▁tend ▁to ▁act ▁differently ▁online ▁and ▁are ▁less ▁afraid ▁to ▁hurt ▁each ▁other ' s ▁feelings . ▁Additionally , ▁studies ▁on ▁who ▁interact s ▁on ▁the ▁internet ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁extra version ▁and ▁open ness ▁have ▁a ▁positive ▁relationship ▁with ▁social ▁media , ▁while ▁emot ional ▁stability ▁has ▁a ▁negative ▁s lop ing ▁relationship ▁with ▁social ▁media . ▁ ▁Some ▁online ▁behav iors ▁can ▁cause ▁stress ▁and ▁anx iety , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁perman ence ▁of ▁online ▁posts , ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁being ▁hack ed , ▁or ▁of ▁univers ities ▁and ▁employ ers ▁expl oring ▁social ▁media ▁pages . ▁Turk le ▁also ▁spec ul ates ▁that ▁people ▁are ▁beginning ▁to ▁prefer ▁text ing ▁to ▁face - to - face ▁communication , ▁which ▁can ▁contribute ▁to ▁feelings ▁of ▁l onel iness