INTERNET A MOST COMMON WORD USED TODAY.

INTERNET HAS IMPACTED OUR

GENERATION AND HAS CHANGED THE SOCIAL MEDIA LANDSCAPE AND OUR LIVES TODAY.

WE AS HUMANS ARE SOCIAL BEINGS AND WE NEED SOCIAL INTERACTIONS TO HAVE A

HEALTHY AND BALANCED LIFE.

KEEPING THIS IN OUR MIND THE FIRST TRUE SOCIAL MEDIA WAS BORN IN 1996.

OVER THE YEARS VARIOUS APPS AND PLATFORMS LIKE FACEBOOK, WHATSAPP, INSTAGRAM,
TWITTER, ETC. WERE LAUNCHED THAT TOOK THREE GENERATION OF PEOPLE BY STORM.

TODAY WE HAVE ABOUT FOUR BILLION SOCIAL MEDIA USERS AND THE NUMBERS ARE
GROWING. GLOBALLY MORE THAN FIVE BILLION PEOPLE USE MOBILE PHONES TODAY.

WE KNOW THAT OUR ENTIRE MOVEMENT ARE TRACKED AND DOCUMENTED. USING SOCIAL
MEDIA HAS BECOME PART AND PARCEL OF THE LIFE.

LIKE TWO SIDES OF A COIN. SOCIAL MEDIA HAS ALSO IT'S GOOD AND BAD. SOME ARE ALSO
DANGEROUS EVEN WE ARE DOING IT KNOWINGLY OR UNKNOWINGLY.

I THEREFORE WRITE THIS ARTICLE TO BRING TO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THESE MATTERS

POSITIVE SIDE
THE LUXURY THAT SOCIAL MEDIA OFFERS OFFERS IS TREMENDOUS.

 CONNECTIVITY - WE CAN STAY CONNECTED TO OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN REAL TIME
ACCORDING TO OUR CONVENIENCE. WE HAVE QUICK ACCESS TO INFORMATION, IDEAS,
NEWS, ETC. THE CURRENT PANDEMIC HAS FORCED US TO GO VIRTUAL.
 LEARNING - PARENTS AND TEACHERS ARE NO LONGER ONLY THE SOURCES OF
INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE. THE YOUNG GENERATION HAS PICKED UP SOCIAL,
TECHNICAL AND MANY MORE COURSES FROM THEIR ONLINE PEERS.
 AWARENESS - SHARING YOUR VIEWS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAVE BECOME EASIER
NOW. PANEL DISCISSIONS YOUTUBE VIDEOS, ETC. THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO
REACH THE UNREACHED AND TAKE TO THE UTTERMOST PART OF EARTH IS EASIER
NOW. WE ARE UPDATED WITH ALL THE CURRENT NEWS THROUGH INTERNET WHICH
WAS EARLIER DONE BY NEWSPAPER.

THE NEGATIVE SIDE

 ANXIETY, MOOD SWINGS - IF WE ARE SPENDING HOURS A DAY BROWSING THROUGH
SOCIAL MEDIA, IT CAN BE ADVERSELY AFFECTING OUR MIND THE AVERAGE AMOUNT
 SPENT ON SOCIAL NETWORKING IS 153 MINUTES. CHRONIC USERS OFTEN REPORT
MOOD SWINGS, LACK OF CONCENTRATION, MIGRAIN, AND ANXIETY ATTACKS.
 CYBERBULLYING - BULLYING WAS ONLY POSSIBLE FACE TO FACE EARLIER BUT DUE TO
THE COMING OF SOCIAL MEDIA IT IS EASY TEARING EACH OTHER APART
MEARCILESSELY CAUSING DEEP MENTAL SCARS.
 FOMO ( FEAR OF MISSING OUT) - ONE OF THE MOST WIDESPREAD ANXIETY FACED BY
THE YOTH IS FOMO. BODY IMAGE IS A SENSITIVE ISSUES FOR MANY AND MAKES OUR
CONSCIOUSNESS OF THEIR DEFEATS AND FLAWS LEADING TO VULNERABILITIES AND A
DESIRE TO TAKE UNHEALTHY WAYS TO APPEAR MORE APPEALING TO SOCIAL
STANDARDS.
 INSOMNIA - NOWADAYS SPENDING TIME ON THE INTERNET AND MANY A TIME
WITHOUT SLEEP OR FOOD HAS BECOME A COMMON PHENOMENA WORLDWIDE
ESPECIALLY AMONG THE YOUTH. POOR SLEEP PATTERNS RESULTS IN ANXIETY,
IRRITABLE, POOR CONCENTRATION ON STUDIES OR WORK AND HEALTH PROBLEMS. IF
NOT USED WISELY SOCIAL MEDIA CAN ROB YOUR VALUABLE HEALTH AND SLEEP.

THE DANGEROUS SIDE

 ADDICTION - SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BE MORE ADDITIVE THAN ALCOHOL AND CIGARETTES.
IT HAS THE POWER TO DRAW AND UNCONSCIOUSLY AND PEOPLE KEEP CHECKING THE
APPS ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITHOUT EVEN REALISING IT. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU
WENT A FULL DAY WITHOUT CHECKING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS? DO YOU FEEL
BAD WHEN SOMEONE IGNORES YOUR POST? THE ANSWERS OF THESE WILL HELP YOU
UNDERSTAND IF YOU ARE AN ADDICT OR CLOSE TO BECOMING ONE.
 DEPRESSION - MANY PLATFORMS ENCOURAGE THE USERS TO PERFORM DAREDEVIL
ACTS, ATTEMPTS SUCISDE AND BREAK RELATIONSHIPS. WHEN THEY ARE UNABLE TO
COMPLETE THE GIVEN TASK MANY SURRENDER TO DEPRESSION AND VIOLENT
BEHAVIOUR. THIS PHENOMENON IS COMMON AMONG SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTS AND
REQUIR PROFESSIONAL HELP AND COUNSELING

HOPE THIS WRITEUP HELPS YOU.