The Daily Mail reports that researchers at the University of Technology, in Sydney, Australia report that they are 46 harmful things associated with use of Social Media sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

The researchers came to this conclusion after reviewing dozens of studies looking a the negative effects of social media.

The Daily Mail reports:

Among them are anxiety, depression, being harassed, incitement to suicide, cyberstalking, delinquency, jealously, information overload and lack of online safety, they reveal in a new paper.

Overall, issues of social media range from physical and mental health problems to negative impacts on job and academic performance, as well as security and privacy issues, according to the academics. 

Many believe that Social Media is a major contributor to the societal problems we are seeing today.

READ: Time to stop tweeting? Scientists warn there are almost FIFTY harmful effects linked to the use of social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

And of course, the social media executives are well aware of the problems they are causing. READ: Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show

So, why would they continue pushing it? The Bible offers one possible explanation:

¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. (1 Timothy 6:10 NASV)

Here is a list of the 46 negative side effects associated with using social media:

Stress	Irritation
Panic	Depression
Guilt	Jealously
Loneliness	Flaming behaviours
Anxiety	Self-dissatisfaction
Distraction addition	Deterioration of mood
Reduced self-esteem/confidence	Addiction to use of social media
Wasting time	Information overload
Wasting energy	Inappropriate posts
Dumb jokes	Wasting money
Work overload	Being exposed to sexual images/messages
Increased appetite for taking financial risk	Offensive content
Incitement to suicide	Low job performance
Delinquency	Low academic performance
Being harassed	Conflict with others
Phishing risks	Feeling of being abused
Malicious software	Social engineering
Stealing personal data	Cyberstalking behaviour
Misuse of information	Impersonation
Misrepresentation	Deception
Publicising private information	Unsolicited communications
Privacy violation	Lack of online safety
Poor content	Lack of privacy