Impact of Social Media on society's mood during this lockdown
The virtual life of social media is looking better than real these days because there is no risk of coronavirus infection here. But almost everyone's activities are around measures to overcome anxiety arising out of fear of the virus. People have become habituated to get instant relief using social media. However, there was a lot of talk about being disenchanted with social media. Research suggests that the use of social media increased during times of this pandemic. According to the Cellular Operators Association of India, data consumption has increased by almost 30 percent since the lockdown. Jane Hancock, a professor at the world-renowned Stanford University's Department of Communication, says the discussions and activities on social media show what our society's mood is and how it is responding to the disaster. This feeling of being connected to society gives relief to the mind. The hashtags are constantly changing here. Social media has emerged as a powerful too