SOCIAL MEDIA... good or bad?

"Social media should be used to connect and not impress" . A quote rightly said and very much applicable to today's youth.Today social media has come to occupy a strategic position in our lives.Today, with this growing trend, especially among youth, social media is describes as a two sided weapon.

IT'S GOOD USES

Everything has a good and a bad side,but largely it depends on how YOU make use of it.Social media helps us largely to keep in touch with our dear old friends as well as make new ones.It keeps us 'up-to-date' with everything that is happening around us! It helps us chat , send messages, video call , share pictures and documents, instantly, just on the click of a button.Largely, social media has indeed made our lives much more easier , given the type of connectivity!

BAD IMPACTS

Due to social media , youth have today found this platform to substitute their family and friends , likewise.  Social media has indeed led to an upsurge in the number of cyber crimes, that just do not seize to stop! As a result of social media , today's youth have fallen prey to cyber bullying and most people today find it more comfortable to interact or express themselves on social media ,as a consequence of which, there seem to be a depreciation in the amount of 'actual' social relations in society. A number of deaths have taken place due to various social media games and challenges that have put the life of today's youngsters at a grave risk(e.g. blue whale etc)