Social media is an immense platform for communication, video uploads, and many other things. It has become deeply embedded in the daily lives of 4.95 billion people (Petrosyan, 2023). Although it offers connections, entertainment, and information at our fingertips, spending too much time on social platforms can harm several areas of your life. Here are five main disadvantages you should know about. 1. Body Image Issues Spending time on social media reduces body image (BI) perception by looking at the thin, ideal body. The article from Menna measures the social media “viewing Instagram-like “thin-ideal” and “average” BIs on BI in females and the moderating roles of self-esteem and age” (Menna et al., 2023). Women are the most affected users with this issue. The study has as a sample 690 adult females between 18 to 60 years with various body types, which were assigned with no specific order one of four pictures showing “thin-ideal,” “average,” holiday moment, or stationary. The BI ...