Nowadays, Internet addiction is becoming a common phenomenon. What are causes and effects of this problem?

In modern society

Internet

addiction has become a prevalent and publicly recognized phenomenon. There are a number of reasons behind

this

tendency and I would argue that it has a serious negative impact on society. There are two main reasons as to why people are getting addicted to the

internet

.

Firstly

, a majority of people is highly exposed to the

internet

thank to cutting-edge technology

such

as 5G,

smartphone

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smart phone

, and other technologies.

This

means that these people can easily gain access to the

internet

; thereby surfing

internet

and playing online

videogames

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video games

for hours.

Secondly

, people who are overly shy, suffer from low self-esteem, and have a fear of disposal could not build a relationship with their peers;

as a result

, they often use social networking sites as an image of who they would like to be.

Therefore

, these people could find more comfort since

internet

activities on these platforms fill their needs. The effects have been very critical. The

first

effect is that

internet

activities have the result of isolating people and discouraging human interaction as many youngsters choose to make friends online rather than meeting their peers.

Consequently

, these people could not expand their social circle that might be highly beneficial to their academic performance or their future careers. Another effect is that people who become over-reliant on

Internet

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the Internet

could accompany a sedentary lifestyle. As a consequence, these people are prone to obesity, heart attacks, and diabetes. In conclusion, some reasons why people are increasingly over-dependent on the

Internet

and

this

phenomenon should be addressed urgently.