We have recently watched 'Catfish'and have been learning about how social media can be used to construct identities. Below are some interesting articles/ research that also look at the effects of social media on audiences:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23709009

http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2013/130411_1.html

http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/young-people-alcohol-and-media

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1153583/Social-websites-harm-childrens-brains-Chilling-warning-parents-neuroscientist.html



and finally:

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/probe-after-facebook-experiment-to-manipulate-users-news-feeds.1404282575
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28102550