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

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Social networking sites,
for instance
Facebook
, are thought by some to have had a detrimental
effect
 on individuals as well as
society
 and local communities.
However
, while I believe that
such
 sites are mainly beneficial to the individual, I agree that they have had a damaging
effect
 on local communities. With regards to individuals, the impact that online social media have had on each individual person has clear advantages.
Firstly
, people from different countries are brought together through
such
 sites as
Facebook
 whereas before the development of technology and social networking sites, people rarely had a chance to meet or communicate with anyone outside of their immediate circle or community.
Secondly
,
Facebook
also
 has social groups which offer individual a chance to meet and participate in discussions with people who share common interests.
On the other hand
, the
effect
 that
Facebook
 and other social networking sites have had on
society
 and other local communities can only be seen as negative. Rather than individual people taking part in their local community, they are
instead
 choosing to take more interest in people online.
Consequently
, the people in local communities are no longer forming close or supportive relationships.
Furthermore
,
society
 as a whole is becoming increasingly disjointed and fragmented as people spend more time online with people they have never met face to face and who they are unlikely to ever meet in the future. To conclude,
although
 social networking sites have bought individuals closer together, they have not had the same
effect
 on
society
 or local communities. Local communities should do more to try and involve local people in local activities in order to promote the future of community life.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • social isolation
  • virtual interactions
  • mental health
  • feelings of inadequacy
  • anxiety
  • depression
  • misinformation
  • destabilize
  • privacy concerns
  • data breaches
  • productivity
  • foster connections
  • educational content
  • social activism
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