Netflix has an ideal proposition for all social media users

If you are in the dilemma of what you will see tonight on Netflix, the answer is "Social Dilemma". A film that highlights the concerns of former employees of major technology companies, who say social media is undermining their sense of reality. "Social Dilemma" asks viewers to re-evaluate their relationship with technology.

The biggest problem addressed in this documentary is the invasion of privacy. We want to communicate with people around the world, we want to share opinions, photos, videos with our friends, but the question that arises is how secure are these "virtual walls"? (after watching this documentary, you will realize that they are not at all). Various social media sites may ask us to disclose our personal information, and this is exactly what can make each of us vulnerable to crimes such as identity theft.

The main character in this documentary is Tristan Harris, a former ethics design employee at Google, who says that social media is no longer a tool for people to use. He explains that social media has their goals and pursues them using the psychology of users against them.

Are you seduced for hours on social media? This is manipulation. We no longer have an environment based on technological tools, but an environment based on dependence and manipulation. According to the arguments circulating throughout the documentary, it seems that the age of 12 to 18 is the epicenter of attention for the designers of these social media. You parents have noticed that your child stands for hours in front of the phone or tablet and now not in video games, but in various social networks. Videos, photos or images circulating on these social media are absorbing the child's attention. It is worrying that these social networks hinder the formation of children's self-confidence. According to them, everything is conceived through filters. Children get frustrated when faced with reality and this has led to increased depression and anxiety in them.

After all the arguments given for how social media is affecting humanity, there are some suggestions or recommendations on how to put these social networks under our control:

- disable notifications,

- uninstall unnecessary applications that make you waste time,

- check facts and sources on various information and

- follow people with different views from you.