Written by: Princy Jaiswal - 21116, Grade XII
Posted on: 06 August, 2020
As we know, social media plays an important role in our life. Nowadays, everyone has used it. Simply we can say that Social media is a collective term for websites and applications, which focus on communication, community-based input, interaction, content sharing, and collaboration. There are different types of social media like Social networking (Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+), Microblogging (Twitter, Tumblr), Photo sharing (Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest), Video sharing (YouTube, Facebook Live, Periscope, Vimeo).
Like how there are always two sides to a coin, the same goes for social media different Nowadays because of these platforms, people are allowed to unite with each other across the distance. We are just one-touch way to get, connect with the entire world. Social media makes it easy for people to communicate and interact with each other anytime anywhere in the world. People can stay connected to their families and loved ones no matter how far they are from each other. Social media has made communication a lot easier than ever before. When we look at the positive aspect of social media, we find numerous advantages. The most important being a great device for education. All the information one requires is just a click away. Students can educate themselves on various topics using social media. Moreover, live lectures are now possible because of social media. You can attend a lecture happening in America while sitting in Nepal. More and more people are distancing themselves from newspapers; they are depending on social media for news. We can update on the latest happenings of the world through it. A person becomes more socially aware of the issues of the world.
Despite having such unique advantages, social media is considered one of the most harmful elements of society. It is harmful because it affects your privacy like never before. The oversharing happening on social media makes children a target for hackers. It also leads to cyberbullying, which affects any person significantly. Thus, the sharing on social media especially by children must be monitored at all times. Next up is the addition of social media, which is common amongst the youth. Students start wasting their time on social media instead of studying. Social media also creates communal rifts. Fake news is spread with the use of it, which poisons the mind of peace-loving citizens.
At last, we know social media has both advantages and disadvantages. However, it all depends on the user at the end. Excess use of anything is harmful and the same thing applies to social media. However, we have to be aware of how we use them. If we could use social media smartly, having social media will become a good change for us.
