SOCIAL MEDIA....''HEVEAN OR HELL?'' 🤔🤷‍♀️

   

       Social Media is a tool that is becoming quite popular these days, because of its user - friendly features. People can connect with each other across distances via social media platforms such as, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and others. In other words, social media has brought the entire world to our fingertips. The youth in particular are among the most active users of social media. In anything, there are good and bad sides. It's like two sides of the same coin. And also the same goes for social media. As a result, different people have varied opinions on this contentious issue. So, we can make people aware of the advantages and disadvantages of social media....

Advantages of Social Media

• The most important being that it is an excellent educational tool. All of the information needed is only a mouse click away. And student can educate themselves on various topics using social media.
• In the present, live lectures are now possible because of social media. So, as a example, we can attend a lecture happening in America while sitting in Sri Lanka.
• At the present, most people are lead a very busy life and they don't have any time to read newspapers. So that they are depending on social media for news. And always we are updated on the latest happenings of the world through it. As a result, a person becomes more socially aware of the issues of the world.
• Social media deepens your relationships with your loved ones. Because of social media, distance is no longer a barrier. We can simply speak with your friends and relatives in other countries. 
• Social media has evolved into a hub for advertising, providing us with several options to connect with customers. 

Disadvantages of Social Media

• It's damaging because it invades our privacy like never before. 
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  Children are becoming a target for predators and hackers As a result of their oversharing on social media. It also leads to cyberbullying which has a huge impact on everyone. 
• This addiction affects a student's academic performance since they spend their time on social media rather than studying. 
• The excess usage of social media can also have a negative impact for our health. But most of the people get lazy because of the excessive use social media network sites. Because of that people don't have time to exercise. 
• Social media can easily ruin someone's reputation just by creating a fake stories and spreading across the social media. 
  

   

           So, undoubtedly social media has both advantages and disadvantages. But it all depends on the user at the end. The students must particularly create a balance between their academic performances, physical activities using social media. Excess use of anything is harmful and the same thing applies to social media. Therefore we must strive to live a satisfying life with right balance.....😊😇🔥