In today’s society, the use of social media has become a necessary daily activity. Social media is like two sides of a coin. On one side it connects people worldwide and allows interaction and on the other side, it has its negative effects too like deceptive posts, cyberbullying and mental and physical health issues. The objective behind the development of social media channels was to facilitate communication and today social media has become an inevitable part of everyone’s life. In the present day scenario, the youth can not imagine his/her life without social media. As the popularity of social media keeps on spreading all over the world, there have been mixed feelings about these networks and how they impact the youth. The present study makes an attempt to understand the impact of social media on youth in Mangalore city.

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Keywords: Social Media, Youth, Anxiety, Addiction.