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

one of the state-of-the-art technological developments in the 21st century is the emergent of social media. Others argue that
this
innovation has brought a large-scale of negative effects to people as well as to the community.
Although
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could not
also
deny the fact that
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digital media has tremendous advantages too. The social networking page has become an open-source of bullying. In the past few years, there have been many cases of cyberbullying that
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affected the mental health of
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individuals. To exemplify, many teenagers have experienced
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named and shamed in their own accounts.
As a result
, they feel a profound sadness and the feeling that they have been gaslighted which lead them to question their worth.
Moreover
,
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and
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have served as an open ground to air the sentiments of
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society.
For example
, private issues of
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being known by many in just a single post, it becomes the subject of discussion of netizens who are not even part of it.
Hence
, leading to a more chaotic
situation
.
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there are disadvantages, its contribution to the individuals is highly regarded.
Firstly
,
this
provides entertainment and relieves stress
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during
this
pandemic.
For instance
, funny videos and news can make someone laugh and temporarily forgets the current
situation
.
Thus
, decreasing the chance to suffer from depression.
Secondly
, one of the greatest advantages of
this
technological improvement is that it connects people from one place to another virtually. In today's
situation
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is still on the rise, there is a vast number of people who were not able to go home due to the strict regulations.
However
, families were able to attend birthday parties, wedding anniversaries and even funerals with the aid of live video recording. In conclusion, social networking sites have positive and negative effects . I agree that it undoubtedly brought undesirable impacts to both individuals and
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society.
Nonetheless
, the positive side
also
helped us to cope up with today's
situation
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • erosion
  • face-to-face
  • interactions
  • privacy concerns
  • data breaches
  • misinformation
  • polarize
  • cyberbullying
  • online harassment
  • procrastination
  • productivity
  • social isolation
  • dissemination
  • breeding ground
  • vast amounts
  • personal information
  • mental health
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