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Some people use social media to keep in touch with other people and news events. Do you think advantages of this technology outweigh the disadvantages.

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Some people use social networking sites for regularly updating themselves with current news and for keeping in touch with friends and family. In my opinion, using social media brings more disadvantages compared to any benefits it might bring. Admittedly, there are some advantages of using social media.
Firstly
, social networking sites
provides
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provide
 a fast and easy means of communication. People can anything and anywhere get in touch with friends and relatives. From any part of the globe, it is convenient for anyone to see videos, photos and posts of their closed ones.
Secondly
, people
gets
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get
 updated with
latest news
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the latest news
 and reports. Real time information relating to global, social and economic matters is available on social media sites in just a few clicks.
Also many
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Also, many
 of the social networking sites like Instagram or Facebook are free and provides an easy user interface.
Nevertheless
, despite the advantages above, I believe that social media have more detrimental effects. Cyber crimes have been on the rise, with increasing use of social media. Many frauds use fake identities, to take unfair or unjust advantage of others, which might be for monetary purpose or revenge. People are becoming more unsocial, often lacking to take out time for those who are living
along
without any others being included or involved
alone
.
Also
, fake news is most easily circulated on social sites, with an intention of misguiding the local masses. Many innocent can get misguided and
this
 can have dangerous effects on a society or a country as a whole.
Lastly
, social networking sites
tends
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tend
 to brain wash common people by directly attacking their sentiments and thinking, through news or advertisements. In conclusion, though people vary in their opinions, I believe that social media have more adverse effects on individuals and society, rather than advantages.
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