01/29/2018
With the good comes the bad. Social Media benefits outweigh the negative. There is no doubt that one can make an impact with their Social Media.
impacts of social media:
⭕️Surveys indicate that 62% of US adults get their news from social media
⭕️Due to massive traffic and audience base on social media, political campaigns are greatly influenced by it. Election of first African- American president, Barak Obama was a perfect specimen of that influence
⭕️It has been extensively argued that social media is killing real activism and that is getting replaced by ‘slacktivism.’ Slacktivism implies for the actions performed on the internet in support or resistance to specific political or social cause.
⭕️Improved cross order connections particularly among the masses. It can be accepted without any doubt that, social media has enabled people from many corners of the world to connect and share ideas for free. In older days, for cross-border meetings/ communications, one had either to be present physically or to pay dear ISD rates.
⭕️Provides immediate access to information: This factor, on the one hand, has encouraged the improper and illegal use of information, on the other hand, has enabled people with common interests to meet.
⭕️The immoral use of anonymity: Though anonymity has been helpful for some (e.g., LGBTQ community in conservative societies), it has enabled pranksters, trolls, to spread negativity on such platforms.
⭕️Helped people with varied talents get deserved platforms: You Tubers or page creators earn money via advertising and other sources. ⭕️Moreover, thus it has enabled people to take diverse interests (from roasting to dance).
⭕️It has helped many people earn enormous amounts and get themselves free from debts.
⭕️The advertising industry is now heavily based on social media.
⭕️Cyberbullying and trolling: Day- to- day, celebrities/ people are becoming victims of such instances of bullying and trolling. Too much liberty provided by the social media has this as one biggest downside. There have been many cases of bullying/ trolling related suicides.
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