Using Facebook as an example, Boyd (2014) argues that embedded public spaces cultivate a direct impact on adolescents' personal development. The attention and connectivity gained from the audience would create a positive influence on their identity and value (World Economic Forum, 2016). Castells (2008) validates the importance of social media through the public sphere model. It suggests that reactive communications, such as “likes” and “comments,” shaped the development of people's reputations and popularity. The Child Mind Institute (2016) criticized the fact that new age “digital natives” are addicted to SNS and spend on average more than 11 hours a day using a screen in search of a sense of belonging and connection where their privacy life was amazing
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