Social Media is a web-based platform which helps us to share ideas, thoughts

and information among the communities. It gives us quick electronic

communication of contents like Article, News, Images, Video etc. A person can
access social media through a computer or Smartphone. Using social media is a
very powerful way to communicate among the people as it has the ability to
connect with anyone in the world and share information instantly.
Social media too have both advantages and disadvantages-
Advantages-
It is a good tool for education, all the information one requires is just a click away.
Students can educate themselves on various topics using social media. Social
media platforms help students to carry out research work as it becomes easy to
do group discussion among the students even when they are far from each other.
With the help of social media, the knowledge and awareness levels of people
know and understand the issues of any part of this world. Social media is helping
people to access new job opportunities as many local business organizations
recruits their employees through social media platforms.
Disadvantages-
Insecurity and lack of privacy protection. The excessive use of internet has
created a lot of problems, especially for youth. The problems like youth isolation,
individualism and lack of internet in real life. Many children have become victims
of cyberbullying’s due to which they have suffered a lot. Nowadays the youth has
learnt to make cheating in exams through social media, Instead of learning and
studying. Excessive us of social media can affect your physical and mental
health.
Conclusion-
It is the most powerful tool today, it has revolutionized our lives.