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Internet social media have become very popular. To what extent do you think this is a good or bad thing? Why do you think this is the case? v.4

In the current internet age, it would be virtually impossible to find a person not on any social media. This has led to us being closely connected to our friends and families even if we are separated by over thousands of kilometers. I agree that the advantages of social media far outweigh the disadvantages. Man is a social animal, he yearns for human contact and interaction. Social media has allowed us to get in touch with our friends and family in a matter of seconds by a simple click on the screen. This has proved to be a mental support to a lot of people who work or study far away from their dear ones. Especially in these trying times of quarantine, where all human contact is banned, social media proves to be the only medium of communication for these people. It is hard to imagine being in quarantine without having access to such media which makes sure that even in solitude you are never truly alone. Social media also provides a means for talented people to showcase their arts, gain recognition and even earn a steady income. Owing to these social media websites, most people open themselves and at times, sensitive information to certain people who might use it adversely. That said, most websites do not force their users to put a lot of information and the websites that make certain information mandatory often allow their users to control the visibility of the infomation. This means users can choose whether to share their information at all, and if they choose to share their information they can decide with whom they wanna share it. However, there exist people who are so well-versed in computer skills that they can bypass the security of these websites and make the hidden information available to them. We all have at least once heard in our lifetime heard stories of famous personalities becoming a victim to these hacks. These hackers often gain access to financial and personal content that the original owner does not intend to share with the world. A great example that is fresh in my memory is of a young 8-year old kid sending his mother's credit card details to a middle aged man posing a kid. This man then emptied the mother's account but he was soon caught and put behind bars. From both these examples it is clear that despite the numerous advantages that social media possesses, the risk of attacks on our sensitive is always prevalent. However, this can be easily avoided by engaging in safe browsing, using specially built applications that track the information you enter and simply following certain precautions while using a new website. In conclusion, social media, if used correctly can prove to be an excellent tool that can prove instrumental in humanity's evolution. There is also a need of being careful while selecting who we share our information with.
In the
current
internet age, it would be
virtually
impossible to find a person not on any
social
media
. This has led to us being
closely
connected to our friends and families even if we
are separated
by over thousands of kilometers. I
agree
that the advantages of
social
media
far outweigh the disadvantages.

Man
is a
social
animal, he yearns for human contact and interaction.
Social
media
has
allowed
us to
get
in touch with our friends and family in a matter of seconds by a simple click on the screen. This has proved to be a mental support to
a lot of
people
who
work or study far away from their dear ones.
Especially
in these trying times of quarantine, where all human contact
is banned
,
social
media
proves to be the
only
medium of communication for these
people
. It is
hard
to imagine being in quarantine without having access to such
media
which
makes
sure that even in solitude you are never
truly
alone.
Social
media
also
provides a means for talented
people
to showcase their arts, gain recognition and even earn a steady income.

Owing to these
social
media
websites, most
people
open themselves and at times, sensitive
information
to certain
people
who
might
use
it
adversely
. That said, most websites do not force their users to put
a lot of
information
and the websites that
make
certain
information
mandatory
often
allow
their users to control the visibility of the
infomation
. This means users can choose whether to
share
their
information
at all, and if they choose to
share
their
information
they can decide with whom they
wanna
share
it.
However
, there exist
people
who
are
so
well-versed in computer
skills
that they can bypass the security of these websites and
make
the hidden
information
available to them. We all have at least once heard in our lifetime heard stories of
famous
personalities becoming a victim to these hacks. These hackers
often
gain access to financial and personal content that the original owner does not intend to
share
with the world.

A great example
that is
fresh in my memory is of a young 8-year
old
kid sending his mother's credit card
details
to a
middle aged
man
posing a kid. This
man
then emptied the mother's account
but
he was
soon
caught and put behind bars. From both these examples it is
clear
that despite the numerous advantages that
social
media
possesses, the
risk
of attacks on our sensitive is always prevalent.
However
, this can be
easily
avoided by engaging in safe browsing, using
specially
built applications that
track
the
information
you enter and
simply
following certain precautions while using a new website.

In conclusion
,
social
media
, if
used
correctly
can prove to be an excellent tool that can prove instrumental in humanity's evolution. There is
also
a need of being careful while selecting
who
we
share
our
information
with.
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IELTS essay Social media is becoming increasingly popular amongst all age groups. However, sharing personal information on social media websites does have risks. Do you think that the advantages of social media outweigh the disadvantages?

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