Nowadays, a significant number of individuals believes that social media brings more harm than good. I completely agree with this statement, as online platform is most threatening when it directly harms society.
A major drawback of social media is psychological and physical harm. First of all, social networks damages both mental and physical health. On the psychological side, “perfect” lives on Instagram and TikTok creates anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Research in United States shows that hospitalizations after suicide attempts among girls aged 10-14 increased by 189% after the rice of social media use. On the physical side, endless scrolling replaces movement, consequently in people starts obesity and diabet. Furthermore, late night use reduces sleep quality. Clearly, online networks damages not only the mind, but also the body.
Another downside is disinformation and scams. Some residents gives false informations online, it leads to unfair accusations. Secondly, online gambling advertises itself and gives false hopes. At first, it lets them win small amounts, but later makes them lose big and go bankrupt. For instance, in an Australia, a young man, who lost more than $30,000 on online poker took his own life. His parents said that he “couldn’t stop even when he was losing everything”. So, we should understand that its ruins not only the person, but also the family.
In conclusion, I firmly believe that social media causes more and more problems. Although it can assist in a some kinds of situations, we cannot say that it benefits us, online networks threatens our life.