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Social Media Basically Means Any Human Communication or Sharing Information On Internet That Occurs Through The Medium of Computer

Social media refers to websites and apps that enable people to share ideas, content, and information through computers, tablets, and mobile devices. It has grown tremendously in recent years, capturing millions of users worldwide. Examples of social media platforms include Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Quora, which bring social connections online. While social media has benefits like education, creating social awareness, and connecting with distant contacts, it also has risks like enabling cheating, dropping student performance and grades, lack of privacy, and vulnerability to cybercrimes. Users should use social media in moderation and balance it with other priorities like schoolwork.

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Social Media Basically Means Any Human Communication or Sharing Information On Internet That Occurs Through The Medium of Computer

Social media refers to websites and apps that enable people to share ideas, content, and information through computers, tablets, and mobile devices. It has grown tremendously in recent years, capturing millions of users worldwide. Examples of social media platforms include Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Quora, which bring social connections online. While social media has benefits like education, creating social awareness, and connecting with distant contacts, it also has risks like enabling cheating, dropping student performance and grades, lack of privacy, and vulnerability to cybercrimes. Users should use social media in moderation and balance it with other priorities like schoolwork.

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Social media basically means any human communication or sharing information on internet that

occurs through the medium of computer, tablet or mobile. There are numerous websites and apps
that make it possible. Social media is now becoming one of the largest means of communication
and is gaining popularity rapidly. Social media enables you to share ideas, content, information
and news etc. at a much faster speed. In last few years social media has grown tremendously at
an unexpectedly fast rate and has captured millions of users around the world.
With the use of social media, people are connected with each other in an electronic way.
Facebook is not only a social networking site, YouTube, Twitter, Quora are also social media
sites or platform. Any website, portal, app which brings the social aspect of the human life online
can be called as a social media site. YouTube, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram like Facebook brings
the social aspect of the community.

Positive Impacts of Social Media-


1. It is a good tool for education.
2. It can create awareness for many social issues.
3. There is a fast transfer of information online and hence the users can stay well informed.
4. It can also be used as a news medium.
5. There are few social benefits as well like communication with long distance friends and
relatives.
6. It can provide great employment opportunities online.

We agree that there are positive impacts of social network but like everything else it also has
cons.

There are many negative impacts also:

Negative Impacts of Social Media-


1. Enables cheating in exams
2. Dropping of grades and performance of students
3. Lack of privacy
4. Users are vulnerable to cyber-crimes like hacking, identity theft, phishing crimes etc.

Conclusion: There are no doubt both positive and negative aspects but users should use their
own discretion on the usage of social networking. As a student you must balance everything like
studies, sports and social media properly to live a fuller life.

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