Some people believe that social media sites, such as Facebook or Twitter, have a negative impact on young people and their ability to form personal relationships. Others believe that these sites bring people together in a beneficial way. To what extent do yo agree or disagree with these statements?

Social
media
is a huge business today and many feel it has changed the world for the better. Others feel the opposite and worry that we do not connect with
people
in a good way. I personally feel that social
media
is, on the whole, a good thing as it has improved the way we communicate.
Initially
, social
media
sites
such
as Facebook or Twitter
are
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a medium for
people
to talk and interact with each other across the world. The existence of social
media
has exposed many different cultures and communities that we might never be able to find within our physical range. The world is an open book
due to
social
media
platforms. It can affect the way we communicate and form relationships. Interacting with
people
we find online is
also
one of the ways we can learn to form personal relationships.
For instance
,
people
can find online friends based on similar interests and
then
they can create a small community and they can even find partners online.
However
, for
people
who can not handle social
media
, communicating
in
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one can lead to negative impacts.
This
scenario is related to a crime situation, in which kids can interact with unknown
people
they found on social
media
sites.
Moreover
, many social
media
platforms collect users’ personal data, often without their consent.
This
then
potentially leads to cyberbullying, doxing, and so on. In conclusion, communication in the social
media
space is a double-edged sword condition. There could be potential problems that are caused by social
media
, but there are
also
opportunities and advantages we can receive if we are
well informed
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and aware
in
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communicating with it.
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