Many people believe that social networking sites (such as Facebook) have had a huge negative impact on both individuals and society.
Many people believe that social networking sites (such as Facebook) have had a huge negative impact on both individuals and society. YN2V
Social networking sites, for instance Facebook, are thought by some to have had a detrimental effect on individual people as well as society and local communities. However, while I believe that such sites are mainly beneficial to the individual, I agree that they have had a damaging effect on local communities.
With regards to individuals, the impact that online social media has had on each individual person has clear advantages. Firstly, people from different countries are brought together through such sites as Facebook whereas before the development of technology and social networking sites, people rarely had the chance to meet or communicate with anyone outside of their immediate circle or community. Secondly, Facebook also has social groups which offer individuals a chance to meet and participate in discussions with people who share common interests.
On the other hand, the effect that Facebook and other social networking sites have had on societies and local communities can only be seen as negative. Rather than individual people taking part in their local community, they are instead choosing to take more interest in people online. Consequently, the people within local communities are no longer forming close or supportive relationships. Furthermore, society as a whole is becoming increasingly disjointed and fragmented as people spend more time online with people they have never met face to face and who they are unlikely to ever meet in the future.
To conclude, although social networking sites have brought individuals closer together, they have not had the same effect on society or local communities. Local communities should do more to try and involve local people in local activities in order to promote the future of community life. 
 Social
 networking  
sites
,  
for instance
 Facebook, are  
thought
 by  
some
 to have had a detrimental  
effect
 on  
individual
  people
  as well
 as  
society
 and  
local
  communities
.  
However
, while I believe that such  
sites
 are  
mainly
 beneficial to the  
individual
, I  
agree
 that they have had a damaging  
effect
 on  
local
 communities. 
With regards to
  individuals
, the impact that online  
social
 media has had on each  
individual
 person has  
clear
 advantages.  
Firstly
,  
people
 from  
different
 countries  
are brought
 together through such  
sites
 as Facebook whereas  
before
 the development of technology and  
social
 networking  
sites
,  
people
 rarely had the chance to  
meet
 or communicate with anyone  
outside of
 their immediate circle or  
community
.  
Secondly
, Facebook  
also
 has  
social
 groups which offer  
individuals
 a chance to  
meet
 and participate in discussions with  
people
 who share common interests. 
On the other hand
, the  
effect
 that Facebook and other  
social
 networking  
sites
 have had on  
societies
 and  
local
  communities
 can  
only
 be  
seen
 as  
negative
.  
Rather
 than  
individual
  people
 taking part in their  
local
  community
, they are  
instead
 choosing to take more interest in  
people
 online.  
Consequently
, the  
people
 within  
local
  communities
 are no longer forming close or supportive relationships.  
Furthermore
,  
society
 as a whole is becoming  
increasingly
 disjointed and fragmented as  
people
 spend more time online with  
people
 they have never met face to face and who they are unlikely to ever  
meet
 in the future. 
To conclude
, although  
social
 networking  
sites
 have brought  
individuals
 closer together, they have not had the same  
effect
 on  
society
 or  
local
  communities
.  
Local
  communities
 should do more to  
try and
 involve  
local
  people
 in  
local
 activities in order to promote the future of  
community
 life.