Is Social Media Affecting Our Body Image Summary

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The pressure to stay picture perfect on social media constantly increases insecurities amongst teens. According to Corrine DiOrio, the author of, “Is Social Media Affecting Our Body Image? “..Essena O'Neill made a YouTube video and announced that she was quitting Instagram and all other social media. Essena herself says, ‘Without realizing, I have spent majority of my teenage life being addicted to social media, social approval, social status and my physical appearance.’ Essena O'Neill is a perfect example of someone who felt that social media encouraged negative body image because she was pretending to be something she wasn't just to gain approval from other people. She would spend hours perfecting a picture just to make herself look skinnier.”