The Internet is omnipresent in everyone's daily life and there is no doubt, that it has affected the way in which we communicate. In the past, the only possibility to talk with someone, was to arrange a personal meeting or to write a letter. However, nowadays it is most common to use social media, chats and video calls. In this essay, I will outline what I consider to be potential advantages of using the Internet as the main channel of social interactions, as well as some of the negative outcomes that I feel are occurring.