The use of social media is replacing face-to-face interaction among many people in society. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

People are using social networking sites in the rise of technological advances at the expanse of traditional way of communication.

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essay is to explain why I believe that the drawbacks of using social networks outstrip its benefits.As regards the pros, social networking platforms help connect people all around the world.

Therefore

, many users consider it a market in which they can exchange goods or place an order without paying extra fee.

This

helps boost the global economy and international cooperation in general.

Secondly

, the network developers provide users with a range of attractive policies (free download, free call among others) that perfectly hit the public interest.

As a result

, more and more people are likely to install these applications

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their personal devices.

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drives the development of technology in general as the demand for using media increases.

Thirdly

, the use of social media reduces travel time as online users can totally work at

home which

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home, which

helps avoid struggling to escape from

traffic jam

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the traffic jam

traffic jams

a traffic jam

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contributes to the increase in labour productivity.In terms of cons, the safety of online users is put at risk due to the vice of these

networks which

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networks, which

allows everyone to create an account without identity verification. As a consequence, online users are bound to fall prey of phishing scammers.

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, when users communicate with strangers, they are likely to be trapped in privacy problems as their personal information may be spread out in social platforms.

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has led

to many devastating consequences

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for

well-practiced deceivers are bound to take

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advantage

of these leaking information to threaten or blackmail other users. All these not only cripple users’ personal

finance but

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finance, but

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leave them psychological traumas. More importantly, using media in a long time without traditional interaction, people are likely to become individualistic and narcissistic which causes the rupture between individual and society.

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may pose a

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modern society as many people isolate themselves

instead

of integrating into communities.In conclusion, it is undeniable that social media helps people reap better benefits.

However

, I still believe all disadvantages above eclipse its advantages.