With the increased use of social media in the recent years, many people are becoming more concerned about the adverse effect, the networking media has on the individuals and the society. While there are countless benefits of using social media, like Facebook and Instagram, in my opinion, uncontrolled and excessive use of such media has its toll on both the individuals and the society.
Undoubtedly, the advantages of using social media are many. Firstly, social media has brought friends and relatives together more than ever before. This is especially true for those who live apart. We can now instantly reach the dear ones and circulate latest updates of each other, even if we are located in the different continent. Secondly, social media provides a positive platform to share knowledge with each other in the community or in an institution. For example, students can now easily share their notes and ideas with their classmates and even with their teacher using these platforms.
However, the disadvantages of social media outweigh the advantages in several ways. Younger generations spends ample of time each day on social networking. To give an example, my 16-year-old niece uploads a minimum of ten pictures every day, and share multiple statuses and moments on the Facebook. This, consequently, has affected her productivity and led to a decrease in study time, which in turn led to a poorer academic performance in college. In addition, sharing excessive personal information and moments publicly leads to a breach of an individual's privacy. People with bad intentions can now easily track individuals to do harm. For example, social networking provides a huge platform for cybercrime. Young girls committing suicide after experiencing bullying via the internet is one of common news in the newspapers around the world.
To conclude, social networking is an inescapable reality of the modern civilization. Despite significant positive aspects of such media, the disadvantages of the platforms are many and need to be looked for. Individuals, especially youth should always use the networking site in moderation and keep their personal information private as much as possible.
With the increased
use
of
social
media
in the recent years,
many
people
are becoming more concerned about the adverse effect, the networking
media
has on the
individuals
and the society. While there are countless benefits of using
social
media
, like Facebook and Instagram, in my opinion, uncontrolled and excessive
use
of such
media
has its toll on both the
individuals
and the society.
Undoubtedly
, the advantages of using
social
media
are
many
.
Firstly
,
social
media
has brought friends and relatives together more than ever
before
. This is
especially
true for those who
live
apart. We can
now
instantly
reach the dear ones and circulate
latest
updates of each other, even if we
are located
in the
different
continent.
Secondly
,
social
media
provides a
positive
platform to share knowledge with each other in the community or in an institution.
For example
, students can
now
easily
share their notes and
ideas
with their classmates and even with their teacher using these platforms.
However
, the disadvantages of
social
media
outweigh the advantages in several ways. Younger generations spends ample of time each day on
social
networking. To give an example, my 16-year-
old
niece uploads a minimum of ten pictures every day, and share multiple statuses and moments on the Facebook. This,
consequently
, has
affected
her productivity and led to a decrease in study time, which in turn led to a poorer academic performance in college.
In addition
, sharing excessive personal information and moments
publicly
leads to a breach of an individual's privacy.
People
with
bad
intentions can
now
easily
track
individuals
to do harm.
For example
,
social
networking provides a huge platform for cybercrime. Young girls committing suicide after experiencing bullying via the internet is one of common news in the newspapers around the world.
To conclude
,
social
networking is an inescapable reality of the modern civilization. Despite significant
positive
aspects of such
media
, the disadvantages of the platforms are
many
and need to
be looked
for.
Individuals
,
especially
youth should always
use
the networking site in moderation and
keep
their personal information private as much as possible.