Social media is becoming increasingly popular amongst all age groups. However, sharing personal information on social media websites does have risks. Do you think that the advantages of social media outweigh the disadvantages?

Almost all mobile phones now have social media applications. Through the recent years social media has become very popular among all age generations and like every

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the practical application of science to commerce or industry

technology

it has a good and a bad side though in my opinion I believe that

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of a thing, of it; possessive form of "it"

its

advantages outweigh

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of a thing, of it; possessive form of "it"

its

disadvantages. Social media has several

advantages including

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advantages, including

first

, it facilitates

communication

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communication, for

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example it's

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example, it's

much easier now to communicate with

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an associate that one works with

colleagues

college

and school friends than before when the only means to do so was through phone calls or mails.

Second

, sharing

information

and educational material

for

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in

any subject is easier

for example

, on Facebook there are several educational groups where several constructive

discusions

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

discussions

discussion

and useful material can be found.

Moreover

, nowadays social media

also has

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also have

commercial uses, a

varienty

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

variety

of products are being displayed on pages

in

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on

social media where,

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on

most pages, you can read user's reviews, ask about the product and even file a complaint if the product doesn't fit the desired specifications.

However

, social media have some disadvantages as well, as sharing private

information

on social media can be risky if accessed and used by undesirable

individuales

a human being

individuals

.

For example

, several criminal cases took place due to using the personal

information

published by social media users during the past few years. Another downside to social media is the lack of authentication, as several inaccurate

information

published on social media without references or prove and

unfortunatlly

by bad luck

unfortunately

this

information

are used sometimes by users without checking them

first

. Another social media

disadavntage

the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position

disadvantage

is time waste,

people specialy

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people, especially

people especially

the young generation spend hours glued to their phone

instead

of using that time in socializing

,

Accept space

,

reading or working. In conclusion, social media is very

improtant

of great significance or value

important

in our lives due to

thier

of them or themselves

their

numerous advantages and for that the manufacturing companies are trying to

over come

win a victory over

overcome

the disadvantages by placing many

ristrections

a principle that limits the extent of something

restrictions

so that people can use social media safely and freely.