The Surprising Facts About Social Media Addiction in Africa Revealed

Benjamin Akinmoyeje's work focuses on the excessive use of social media among young African university students, exploring its impacts on mental health, academic performance, and social behavior. #psocialmedia #socialmediaproblems #socialmediaaddictions   About my Co-Host: Arnold Beekes Innovator, certified coach & trainer and generalist. First 20 years in technology and organizational leadership, then 20 years in psychology and personal leadership (all are crucial for innovation). ============ About my Guest Benjamin Akinmoyeje Benjamin Akinmoyeje, an academic researcher and PhD candidate at the Namibia University of Science and Technology. His work focuses on the excessive use of social media among young African university students, exploring its impacts on mental health, academic performance, and social behavior. Beyond his research, Benjamin is deeply involved in internet governance and digital rights initiatives across Africa, contributing to policy development and community education. What we Discussed:   00:40 Why we decided to Create this Episode and who is Benjamin Akinmoyeje 03:10 What is his Research Topic 03:50 Social Media Platforms use Technology to Engage 06:50 How Parents are also the Problem 08:30 The Long Term Problems 12:00 Why he decided on this Topic for his Research 13:30 The Phone is effectig the Community 15:00 Mental Health Issues are now Common 16:40 How do we Create a Balance with Social Media 19:00 A lot of Influencers are miserable 23:00 What Students do during Exams 24:40 Why do People post abroad and not at home 29:00 Influencers pushing Gambling and toxic food 31:30 What happenens in the West later happens in Africa 39:00 The elders have a hugh impact 46:15 Mental Health from Social Media 50:30 Hardcore Porn on Facebook, IG & X 55:50 Family time instead of Social Media 57:00 TED Talk about Social Media 1:03:00 How we stop using our Brain with Ai  How to Contact Benjamin Akinmoyeje https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-akinmoyeje-18a20a16/ ==================== How to Contact Arnold Beekes:   https://braingym.fitness/   https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnoldbeekes/ =============== Donations ⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/speaking-podcast/support/⁠⁠ ------------------ All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at https://roycoughlan.com/ ------------------ 🤝 Join our Awakening Community ✦ Website: https://www.awakeningpodcast.org/ ✦ YouTube: / https://www.youtube.com/@roycoughlan ✦ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/awakening.podcast/ ✦ Facebook: / https://www.facebook.com/royawakening/ ✦ TikTok: / https://www.tiktok.com/@roycoughlanpodcaster ___________________   Start your Podcast here https://bestpodcastcoach.org/   #brain #mentalhealth #africa #namibia #socialbehaviour