Social media are omnipresent(everywhere/ ubiquitous) in most people's lives nowadays. However, they are considered rather controversial since they clearly have both advantages and disadvantages. In your opinion, do the benefits outweigh the drawbacks? Give reasons and examples to support your point of view.
Definition:
1. Social media: refers to online platforms and applications that enable users to create, share, and interact with content and connect with others in a virtual community. These platforms are typically used for communication, collaboration, networking, entertainment, and information sharing.
There is on going debates about the pros and cons of using social media. This essay will analyse both point of views and present my personal opinions.
First of all, it is more efficient to acquire information that we need compares to the past. For an example, if someone is looking for a cooking receipt, they can easily access to the social media, such as Youtube to get the information that they need within few seconds by clicking the mouse. In addition, we can look for diverse jobs from the social media, such as Linkedin. Applicants can see many companies' profiles and refer to their employees' comments to gain a glance of the company that they apply for. Besides, social media plays an important role during the pandemic period. In 2020, people were prohibited from going out and interacting with others when corona virus hit. We used social media to connect our family, friends and stayed positive in difficult time. Some people kept hopes because of the encouragement from the online strangers.
In contrast, social media does not always show positive side, there are some drawbacks as well. The risk of leaking personal data. Take the incident of Facebook, there were nearly 500 millions users data were leaked out, which exposed the users on unsafe environment, worrying about their accounts might be misused for illegal activities, such as fraud. Another point to consider is the increase in cyber bullying. While social media provides a platform where people can share their thoughts and hobbies, some netizens do not always have same opinions, some might leave negative, emotional and vicious comments, just for attacking the group who shares different perspectives. According to the study that many teenagers suffers from cyber bullying, and the percentage of getting depression among teenagers also is increasing.
Despite its downsides, I still agree that social media brings advantages. I use it to learn new languages and get to know more about different cultures. It's great platform to learn something new and gain new knowledges with little cost. Overall, as long as we set the boundaries, and educate our teenagers the use of social medias, creating a better, friendly user online environment.
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There is an ongoing debate about the pros and cons of using social media. This essay will analyze both points of view and present my personal opinion.
First of all, it is more efficient to acquire information that we need compared to the past. For example, if someone is looking for a cooking recipe, they can easily access social media platforms, such as YouTube, to get the information they need within seconds by clicking the mouse. In addition, social media allows us to search for diverse job opportunities, such as on LinkedIn. Applicants can view many companies' profiles and refer to employees' comments to get an overview of the company they are applying to. Moreover, social media played an important role during the pandemic period. In 2020, people were prohibited from going out and interacting with others when the coronavirus hit. We used social media to connect with family and friends, and to stay positive during a difficult time. Some people found hope through encouragement from online strangers.
In contrast, social media does not always have a positive side, and there are some drawbacks as well. One risk is the potential for personal data leakage. For example, in the Facebook data breach, nearly 500 million users' data was leaked, exposing them to an unsafe environment and raising concerns about their accounts being misused for illegal activities, such as fraud. Another point to consider is the rise of cyberbullying. While social media provides a platform where people can share their thoughts and hobbies, not all users share the same opinions. Some may leave negative, emotional, and hurtful comments simply to attack those with differing perspectives. Studies show that many teenagers suffer from cyberbullying, and the percentage of teenagers experiencing depression is also increasing.
Despite its downsides, I still believe that social media brings advantages. I use it to learn new languages and discover more about different cultures. It’s a great platform for learning new things and gaining knowledge at little cost. Overall, as long as we set boundaries and educate our teenagers on the responsible use of social media, we can create a better, more friendly online environment.
