Social media: Curse or blessing?
![Left, Jacklyn Alex and Marynold Toston enjoy an item they found on the internet. Right, A group of girls from Rita create a short video for the popular app TikTok. Photos: Wilmer Joel. Social media: Curse or blessing?](https://i0.wp.com/marshallislandsjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Fl-social-11-3.jpg?resize=555%2C280&ssl=1)
WILMER JOELThe existence of the term “Generation Z” is not by coincidence, considering the extent to which social media and electronics shape the identity of Marshallese youth, creating a new generation of island youth. Among the main platforms influencing today’s youth are TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Tencent’s free-to-play battle royale game, Play Underground (PUBG). […]