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

Technological developments have increased day by day. Thanks to these improvements social networking
sites
have been widespread in many countries.
However
, several
people
, like me, think that social networking
platforms
affect individuals and society adversely.
On the other hand
, others claim that these
sites
do not have huge negative impacts on
people
. To commence with, In my opinion, I strongly believe that social networking areas influenced
people
and society.
However
, these effects change from person to person. Some of them benefit from the
sites
, others are damaged by the
platforms
.
This
being the case,
people
should balance when they use social networks and they should utilize from benefits of social
platforms
.
For example
, they should not trust every person they meet thanks to social
media
because
people
may behave fakely on social
media
and
people
cannot notice it.
On the other hand
, one of the drawbacks of social networking areas is that
people
see what their relatives do so they are affected by their connections.
Also
,
people
may imitate what they see on social networking
sites
.
However
, sometimes immoral attitudes can be represented on social
media
.
Therefore
, behaviours that are seen on social networking
sites
should not be role models for
people
.
In addition
,
people
send connections to someone whom they have never met before. It is evident that
this
situation is dangerous for
people
's lives. In conclusion, it can be seen that social networking
sites
have huge negative impacts on
people
. If
people
are aware of how should they use the
sites
, they can decrease the adverse effects of the
platforms
. They should use it to socialize and benefit from social
media
.
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