The impact of social media on advance society has become a widely discussed topic in recent years. Some people believe that social streaming have negatively impacted on people’s lives. I completely agree with this view because excessive social platforms use can reduce direct interaction with their family and other people in their surrounding, also can cause spread of misinformation.
To begin with, social media can lead to less face-to-face interaction and communication among individuals. Although these platforms make life more convenient but it also effect their family time by less discussion with their family members and friend in person. This is a problematic situation in which person spend their major time in phone and scrolling on social media as these sites provide entertainment in different ways. For instance, members of a family sit together at dinner while all are busy in their smart phones and social media instead of having a conversation. Over time, this behaviour can weaken the public interaction. As a result, individuals are more digitally connected while becoming less socially engaged with others.
Another reason is the wide spread of false information in seconds. Sometimes, social apps would be neccesary to rise awareness about some essential issues but most of time it would lead to expand of incorrect information. This is a main issue that information is not checked before publishing as it is true or not. For example, a misleading story about a public concern is viral and people assume it as correct can cause serious misunderstanding in society. Consequently, this misinformation can influence people decisions.
In conclusion, I strongly agree that social media have certain drawbacks such as reduce face-to-face interaction and expansion of misinformation.