Many people in the world are utilizing social
media
as a tool for
communication
as well as
informing them of current affairs. The writer believes social networking
sites
pose a great risk of privacy invasion
along with
misinformation despite their capabilities as a superior
communication
technology.
When it comes to social
media
, there is no doubt that the
users
' privacy is not secured by any means.
That is
because people tend to post their personal
information
on social networking
sites
that promise to protect their personal
information
and only show their profiles to friends
also
relatives
although
many reports indicate those platforms rarely improve
information
security.
Furthermore
, even if the
users
publish nothing about their lives, data analyzers can figure out the
users
' private lives through several hints left
such
as recent interests in marketing.
As a result
, the
users
are eventually bombarded with tons of cold calls and financial scams.
Another disadvantage of social
media
stems from its insufficient authenticity. It must be understood how news is published directly by well-known telecoms or the user with no permission or reliable robots to check and remove the distorted
information
on the grounds that the social
media
providers are not willing to invest a huge budget to continuously maintain censorship which brings little profit for them.
Thus
, misinformation will be widespread on social networking, causing detrimental impacts on society
along with
the economy, unless the government requests to discard it.
However
, some people consider the benefits of social
media
in terms of
communication
.
In other words
, social networking
sites
work as intermediaries between peers and different generations for social purposes
due to
their precise, swift transmission of data over a distance via the Internet. It is true that they enhance both speed and the amount of
information
in
communication
, but they
also
preclude face-to-face contact, eventually bringing about many medical problems associated with mental health.
Consequently
,
this
impairs heavily factual
communication
, leading to social disability in humans who depend on social networking
sites
.
In conclusion, the beneficial aspect of
communication
on social networking platforms is overshadowed by the drawbacks of intrusion into privacy and the lack of reliability. There must be a change in laws regarding social
media
to prompt it to upgrade its
users
' security before becoming a safe social tool.