The internet has changed the way we communicate. Much communication today happens through social media. Some people support this and think it is a positive development. Others believe that social media have negative effects. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Over different times, the way
people
communicate took several forms, namely meeting,
traveling
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, mailing, posting, and calling. Currently, most of these communications are replaced with
virtual
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online platform
such
as
facebook
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. Some views say that
this
is a good advancement while others think that it has
adversly
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adversely
affected our
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lives
life
lifes
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. In my opinion,
although
social media has some drawback, particularly in disengaging
people
from their local environment, It has a
tremendous
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positive influence on our
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lives
life
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lifes
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and the way we communicate with each other. on the one hand, the presence of different online
platforms
such
as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and many others, which are full of entertainment, games, and activities, have caused
individulas
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individuals
to spend most of their time on their phones or laptops.
This
has caused them to become distant from their families and local communities.
As a result
, they grow up as physically present but emotionally distant from their
famillies
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families
and local environment. Teenagers,
for example
, prefer to play
onlines
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online
games with their virtual friends rather than go for a picnic with their family or visiting and checking on their neighbours and relatives.
On the other hand
, these online
platforms
has
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brough
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brought
the world closer. Some believe that the internet gave us the opportunity to get to know foreigners from other countries and normalize each other as human beings without looking into colour, borders, or tongues.
This
has
broke
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a barrier that once was that between us as different nations and will surely make the world
better
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and more
peacefull
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peaceful
place to live in.
For instance
, making friends and sharing
sense
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a sense
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of humour between two fighting nations over
an online
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online platforms
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platforms
can
relaxe
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relax
the flamed situation a bit.
Also
,
people
can express their opinion freely using sharing and hashtag properties to calm down some fired situations.
Hence
, The major great influence of
the
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social media can be of immense importance for
the
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world peace. In conclusion, Social media has indeed affected the way we communicate and
although
some
people
think
this
has been a downside for communication, others think the opposite. I
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belive
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that, owing to the huge positive impact online
platforms
can have on our
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lives
life's
life
lifes
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, they are of a great positive influence. why would not they?
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • instant communication
  • global connectivity
  • networking opportunities
  • data privacy
  • data breaches
  • mental health issues
  • excessive use
  • depression
  • anxiety
  • feelings of loneliness
  • misinformation
  • fake news
  • public misinformation
  • societal harm
  • shared interests
  • engaged
  • foster communities
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