Education: Second 9 students wonder about the harmfulness of social networks

Great reflection on social networks in the classroom of Second 9 from high school Angela Davis from Saint Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis). Are they harmful? “The negative aspect is the accounts that are created to view people”thinks Oumayma, 16. kais16, asks his opinion to the guest of the day, Olivier Duris, psychologist specializing in new technologies. “For me, the most important problem on the networks today is the fact that we will do everything to make sure you stay as long as possible [dessus]. The algorithm will always show you the news that interests you according to what you are used to, what you consume“, he believes.

Anaïs, 16, asks what the real problems of social networks are. “where you need to go [le plus] blunder is the fact that everything we say on the networks is not necessarily true. For example, influencer parents who take family photos, you have to imagine that the photos are never real photos taken on the spot like we are used to doing with our phones. Very generally, these are things that are mounted, thought, reflected“, explains the psychologist.