The Rise and Impact of Social Media

For instance, 95% o f Canadian adults have a social media platform according to 2025 statistics

report, but let’s rewind. Six Degrees was one of the first forms of social

media in 1997. It wasn’t perfect, but it was a start to something big. Later in the 200s,

Myspace came along and soon after that Instagram was created in 2010. Overall,

the evolution of technology was a key factor in the rise of social media. Another cause of

the significance of social media is the algorithm. The algorithm is what makes online

profiles (such as my own) so addicting. For those who don’t know, the algorithm on

a FYP, for example, “takes notes” on what your interests are and what you