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Social media is a good thing for modern society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement.

#media #society
It is undeniable that social media has become a well-established part of life for almost everyone. Social media is a tool that people
use
 for communication, research, sharing information, marketing, entertainment
such
 as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
Although
 there have positive and negative effects of social media, people are still enjoying to
use
 it on their phones and computers. Some people still consider that it can be detrimental to society.
Nonetheless
, I contend that the benefits of using social media outweigh its disadvantages.
Firstly
, social media can inform us about current affairs that are happening around the world. With social media, we can search for everything that we want to know and we can communicate with each other. People
today mainly
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today, mainly
 rely on it for entertainment and
this
 is the main reason why most people become addicted to social media.
Secondly
, social media
also
 play an important role in business. People can advertise or trade their products on social media. Politicians
also
use
 it to get more attention from people and persuade them to win an election by using it. Teachers and students acquire and share knowledge
from
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of
 social media by exploring educational content, doing
presentation
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presentations
a presentation
 and research. Journalists, reporters, actors, and actresses can post their update news on social media.
Last
 but not least, social media can be detrimental to society unless we
use
 it properly. The overuse of social media can take away private time with family and friends and can have harmful effects on our health. To recapitulate, I strongly agree to
use
 social media but we should have a
limit
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limited
 time to
use
 it if we don’t want to be interrupted our daily processes.

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