This article has been updated.

Please read it here: Is Social Media a Good Thing

or a Bad Thing?

Social media is a good thing or a bad thing? That is the most frequently asked question
today. Well, there are always two sides of everything; it depends on your perspective on
how you perceive it. The same goes for social media, most people admire it as a
revolutionary invention and some seem to take it as a negative impact on the society.

We have complied some of the positive and negative opinions people express for social
networks:

Social media started as a place to connect with your friends in an easy

an convenient way.Social media has provided us the opportunity to
connect with people and build better relationships with friends with whom
we are unable to meet personally, and let them know about our life and
take input about their lives and events happening with them.

With social media we are able to communicate our thoughts and

perceptions over different topics with a large number of audiences, and
raise our voice. The opinion sharing feature available on the social
networks makes your opinion about any topic reach huge number of
people

Businesses have noticed the value of social media in our life, and they
are using different techniques to promote their product.
Demerits’

Many studies have shown that the extensive use of social media can
actually cause addiction to the users. Throughout their day, they feel to
post something on their pages or check others posts as it has become
an important part of our life.

Extreme usage of social media has reduced the level of human

interaction. Because of social media the interaction with other people
has become effortless and people have isolated their lives behind their
online identities

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.

Conclusion:

We have mentioned a few positive and negative points of social media, but it doesn’t
explain that social media is good or a bad thing. It stands somewhere in between.so it’s
the opinion of the user to judje it positively or negatively.