Social media is becoming increasingly popular amongst all age groups. However, sharing personal information on social media websites does have risks. Do you think that the advantages of social media outweigh the disadvantages?
There is no doubt that social
media
is becoming increasingly popular among all generations. Moreover
some Add a comma
,Moreover
people
share their private information on the internet. There are those who say that its benefits outweigh its drawbacks. In my opinion, I think that there are more advantages than Add an article
a disadvantage
disadvantage
.
On the one hand, social Fix the agreement mistake
disadvantages
media
helped lots of people
to meet people
from different countries and understand different cultures.This
means that people
can learn new languages or meet new friends.For example
, there are
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is
website
you can use to talk with native speakers to improve any language you are learning. Another point in favour of Fix the agreement mistake
websites
this
is that,
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apply
people
can communicate with their family and friends at a very fast speed what is more
is that they can share their daily life or post on social networks like Instagram, and Add the comma(s)
, what is more,
facebook
.Change the capitalization
Facebook
Therefore
, social media
helped lots of people
to stay in contact with their friends and family who are thousand
of miles apart.
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thousands
On the other hand
, however
, there are some definite drawbacks of social media
.The worst of which is the fact that your personal information can be exposed which has a really negative impact on your privacy this
is because once you share your current location some people
can track you and hurt you easily.For instance
, there are
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number
of women who reported for criminal harassment because they shared their location on social Change the article
a number
the number
media
apps so it made it easier for stalkers to find a victim.
In conclusion, although
there are clearly equally valid arguments for and against the use of social media
. I, personally feel that on balance, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages because everyone should be aware of sharing their personal information on the internet because you can put yourself in danger if you did not use it safely.Submitted by yahyagamal2010 on
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