Pros & Cons of
Social Media
Name : Harnaksh Mane
Division : B
Roll No : 33
Teacher : Neetu Ann
Index
Introduction to Social Networking
Pros of Social Networking
Cons of Social Networking
Conclusion
What is Social Media
Social media is a collective term for websites and applications
that focus on communication, community-based input,
interaction, content-sharing and collaboration.
People use social media to stay in touch and interact with
friends, family and various communities.
Businesses use social applications to market and promote their
products and track customer concerns.
Popular Social Media in World
Types of Social Media
Social Networks: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
Media Sharing Networks: Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube
Discussion Forums: Reddit, Quora
Blogging & Publishing Networks: WordPress, Blogger
Pros of Social Media
Connectivity : Social media creates a feeling of closeness and bond amongst each
other.
Education : Social media has proved beneficial in the field of education. It makes
learning easier by connecting educators and experts all over the world with the
learners. It also helps in improving skills by enhancing knowledge and creativity.
Information and Updates : Through social media, you could keep yourself updated
with the information about any happenings in the world or in someone’s life. Apart
from television, radio, or newspapers, social media helps you to provide correct
information by showing the true picture of contents and resources. It helps in
showcasing the real-world globally.
Pros of Social Media
Awareness : Social media creates awareness in the minds of people. It acts as a
medium of information that helps people to do innovations and achieve success
through the enhancement of skills and knowledge. Social media has made all people
aware of happenings around the world.
Helps in Building Communities : Social media helps in the unification of people by
connecting them through the same platform. It helps to build relationships among
communities by creating a feeling of oneness. For instance, foodies can join the food
blogger community, and game lovers can join communities related to games, and so
on.
Noble Cause : Social Media can also be used for noble causes. For E.g. To promote
a NGO. Social Welfare activity, Donations for needy people etc
Cons of Social Media
Addiction : People who use social media excessively develop a psychological
addiction to the same. People who use social media excessively are often cut off from
society and the natural world. People waste their productive time and energy both on
it. It is time to focus on studies, but teenagers spend their productive time the whole
day on social media.
Cyberbullying : Cyberbullying is one of the worst aspects of regular social media
usage, topping the list of disadvantages associated with the same. Bullying that takes
place online on social media platforms is cyberbullying. Its implementation is via false
social media accounts to psychologically disturb or tease victims.
Affects Social-Emotional Connection : Social media has become a hindrance in
the way of social-emotional connection. Be it the wishes on special days or
expressing one’s feelings, everything has been limited to textual content through
social media, which results in a lack of personal feelings and connections.
Cons of Social Media
Lack of Privacy : The trouble with privacy is arguably one of the most significantly
experienced disadvantages when listing the advantages and disadvantages of social
media. Tweeting inappropriate information, sharing too much of your everyday life
with a large audience, or unknowingly sharing your online location are some of the
disadvantages of frequent social media usage.
Hacking : Hacking is a very popular threat of social media where hackers can easily
hack a person’s account and data. It has resulted in serious issues in one’s life.
Hacking is also regarded as one of the most severe drawbacks of social media that
affects a large proportion of people.
Spreading of fake news : Individuals often create false social media posts and
share them by spreading the fake news on groups and other platforms. The result is
the strong dissemination of fake news. Almost anybody can create fake news on a
trending topic and post the same on different social media platforms without any
verification.
Conclusion
Social media is one of the most popular tools used on the internet. A wide
number of social media platforms make it possible for millions of people
around the world to be connected.
The advantages of social media are plenty. These include Connectivity,
Informational Update, Education, Awareness, Noble Causes etc.
However, it is also important to note that social media usage has
significant disadvantages. The disadvantages of social media usage
include addiction, cyberbullying, the dissemination of fake news etc.
Knowing the advantages and disadvantages of social media can be a
helpful tool in allowing you to navigate this part of the internet wisely.
