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Teens using social media can be risking their lives.
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Newsela: Social Media Research

Published on Jan 22, 2020

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newsela: social media reshearch

by Parker Bridge
Teens using social media can be risking their lives.
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Chasing "likes" on Instagram, hikers break limbs — and need rescuing

The article, "Chasing "likes" on Instagram" hikers break limbs - and need rescuing', from the Los Angeles Times asks the question if social media users are hurting themselves by doing stunts to go viral online. Emergency responders from Angeles National Forest are reporting a large rise in rescue missions over the past few years and suggest that this is caused by an increase of people trying to look cool online.
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rock jump

this certain case a kid was jumping from rocks and fell and scrape down the rock. experts are saying that teens are doing this for the 15 seconds of fame.

bouta fall

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reference:

  • Cosgrove, Jaclyn. "Chasing 'likes' on Instagram, hikers break limbs — and need rescuing." Los Angeles Times [Los Angeles, 28 Oct. 2018.