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?

A lot of
people
in today's world believe that social sites
such
as
Facebook
have negatively impacted both individuals and society. I totally believe
this
statement because it serves as a distraction to a lot of
people
to tend to focus on their work or studies but are unable to.
This
essay will discuss the negative impacts and a conclusion
thereafter
.
Firstly
,
to begin
with, I agree with
people
who believe that social media sites
such
as
Facebook
have caused a huge distraction in
people
's lives over the years, as
people
tend to spend their day surfing profiles.
Therefore
,
this
reduces the global output as
people
keep on procrastinating their work and
as a result
achieve very less per day.
For example
, there was an article published in a newspaper which states that heavily increased usage of
Facebook
leads to fraudulent activities.
As a result
,
people
come into the trap and invest their crucial time and money.
Secondly
, online applications have created opportunities for fraudulent individuals to set up a trap for common
people
.
In addition
,
this
affects the individuals and sometimes they tend to lose their valuable items and even get blackmailed.
For instance
, there was a report in the Sun newspaper showed that over 300 billion dollars were lost to cyber theft worldwide.
Thus
, a special warning should be raised to
people
not to disclose their personal information and stay alert to
such
traps. In conclusion,
Facebook
does not only have a negative impact but
also
a positive impact too, it allows you to talk to
people
sitting in a different country. It
also
, helps you keep in touch with your friends and family and at the same time avails cybercriminals activities
such
as blackmailing, sending unnecessary links, and setting up traps to earn
people
's
hard earned
Add a hyphen
hard-earned
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money.
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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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