Social Networking Sites Are Harmful

The popularity of the social networking sites increased rapidly in the last decade. This is probably due to the reason that college and university students as well as teens used it extensively to get global access. These social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook have become a raging craze for everyone nowadays.

Points in brief * Social media enables the spread of unreliable and false information. * Social media causes people to spend less time interacting face-to-face. * Social networking sites harm employees' productivity. * People who use social networking sites are prone to social isolation. * Social networking sites encourage amateur advice and self-diagnosis for health problems which can lead to harmful or life threatening results. * Social media aids the spread of hate groups. * Social networking enables cheating on school assignments. * Social networking sites' advertising practices may constitute an invasion of privacy. * Unauthorized sharing on social networking sites exposes artists to copyright infringement, loss of intellectual property, and loss of income. Points in detail * Social networking sites can lead to stress * Using social media can harm job stability and employment prospects. * Social networking sites facilitate cyberbullying. * Social networking sites lack privacy * Students who are heavy social media users tend to have lower grades. * Social media posts cannot be completely deleted and all information posted can have unintended consequences. * The us * e of social networking sites is correlated with personality and brain disorders, such as the inability to have in-person conversations, a need for instant gratification, ADHD, and self-centered personalities, as well as addictive behaviors * *