How Does Social Media Infringe on Our Privacy?

Written by: Pasang Doma Sherpa - 30019, Grade V

Posted on: 25 November, 2022

We all know that social media plays a huge role in our lives. We use social media on a daily basis. It is estimated that the number of social media users right now might be 4.74 billion. That is a lot! Social media has grown over the years. It is a great platform to share information, get information, and be in touch with society. But is it actually always a good idea to share our information or browse through new, unknown websites. We are leaking our personal information daily, which is awful. Whatever we share on social media is viewed by almost all the people on Earth. So, on social media, we are being watched by everyone. There are many types of people on social media. Some can be cybercriminals, hackers, companies, friends, families, etc. Not all social media users are good on social media. Some are bad people as well because of such people, we have a high chance of being hacked, cyberbullied, and more. It also has a significant impact on mental health.Below are some disadvantages or bad effects of social media on us:

• It reduces our ability to communicate face to face.While using social media, we do not speak to each other face-to-face, which leads us to have difficulty talking face-to-face.
• It helps hackers hack your account easily. They send us emails containing links which have viruses and hackers access. After they hack our account, they can also hack the accounts of friends and family.
• It helps cyberbullying increase. If someone writes unacceptable comments about someone, they are viewed by everyone.
• It causes people to be lazier.
• It helps frauds to cheat on people by bribing them.
• It helps people easily impersonate others or make fake profiles about others.
• It helps people to easily fall for pop-up apps that can hack their accounts.

There are many reasons beyond those as well. We should be very cautious while using social media. Hundreds of innocent social media users are the victims of social media misusers.