But other scholars, like Rey Junco, a faculty associate at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, at Harvard, say social media merely raises the profile of behavior that used to take place out of the view of the public.

“We don’t see, statistically, an uptick in riskier behaviors,” Dr. Junco said.

via Social Media Publicity Turns Wild Parties Into Trouble That Can’t Be Ignored – NYTimes.com.