Many people believe that social networking sites ( such as Facebook) have had a huge negative impact on both individuals and society. To what extent do you agree?

Social networking sites are becoming increasingly popular.

However

, it is argued that they adversely affected the

society

as a whole as well as individuals. While I strongly believe that these sites have been beneficial to individuals, they have definitely harmed local communities. It is no doubt that social media websites have been advantageous to individuals for various reasons.

First

and foremost, they are now used as a method of communication.

For instance

, Facebook has made it easier to get in touch with people from all over the world since you have the opportunity to check their profiles and even their interests. Surprisingly, researchers claimed that over 30% of today’s relationships are a result of meeting on the social networking sites. Not only is Facebook used as a way to communicate, but it is

also

used as a source of information as people’s profiles usually contain most of their information,

such

as marital status, birth date, education and many other data.

As a result

, it is easy to know almost everything you want about a specific person without awkwardly asking them.

Although

these reasons are favourable for individuals, the impact on

society

is the total opposite. Quite

on the contrary

, local communities are suffering from the drawbacks of these websites. Unfortunately, societies nowadays appear to be fragmented, where each person prefers to contact people online, in lieu of meeting them face to face.

Consequently

, relationships within the

society

are rarely found, which indeed has created an unsociable environment. To conclude, individuals are experiencing positive effects because of social networking sites.

On the other hand

, it is worth noting that the effects on the

society

is hazardous and needs corrective actions to avoid having a completely disjointed community.