Experts throughout both the developing and developed world have debated whether the advent of sophisticated modern 
  as mobile phones, laptops and iPad have helped to enhance and improve 
's social lives or whether the opposite has become the case.
Personally, I strongly advocate the former view. 
 essay will discuss both sides using examples from the UK government and Oxford University to demonstrate points and prove arguments.
On the one 
 there is ample, powerful, almost daily evidence that 
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  to the younger generation who are more easily affected by 
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  addictive nature and which can result in 
 feeling more isolated from 
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 society.
The central reason behind 
 is twofold, 
, the invention of online social media sites and apps, 
 as Twitter and Facebook 
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  reduced crucial face-to-face interactions dramatically. Through 
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  of these appealing and attractive mediums, 
 feel in touch and connected yet lack key social skills and the ability to communicate.
, dependence on 
 devices is built up frighteningly easily which may have a damaging effect on mental health and encourage a sedentary lifestyle. 
, recent scientific research by the UK government demonstrated that 90% of 
 in their 30s spend over 20 hours per week on Messenger and similar applications to chat with their friends 
 of meeting up and spending quality time together or doing sport. 
, it is conclusively clear that these 
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  advancements have decreased and diminished our 
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  interactions.
, 
 there are significant downsides to technological developments, its’ multifold advantages cannot be denied. 
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  because the popularity of 
  as cellphones allows 
 to connect freely and easily with no geographical barriers.
 are able to share any type of news, information, photos and opinions with their loved ones whenever and wherever they want 
 keeping a feeling of proximity and closeness. 
, an extensive study by Oxford University illustrated that 
 who work, or study abroad and use applications like Facetime and WhatsApp to chat with their families, are less likely to experience loneliness and feel out of the loop than those who do not.
Consistent with 
 line of thinking is that businessmen are 
 undoubtedly able to benefit from these advances by holding virtual 
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  meetings using Skype which may increase the chance of closing business deals without the need to fly.
From the arguments and examples given I firmly believe that overall communication and 
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  sociability has been advanced enormously due to huge the huge technological progress of the past twenty years and despite some potentially serious health implications 
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  governments should not fail to address, it is predicted that its popularity will continue to flourish in the future.