Social media is a technology-based program which provides a huge and wide platform for people to connect themselves to the world. Social media always lets people to communicate themselves. It helps people to express their thoughts and feelings to the world and also helps people gain a voice of their own. New technologies are created in order to ease the work of the human beings. Hence social media is also a technology which is invented to make the works easier and more than that, it is used for communication.

One of the most important advantage of the invention of social media is that it lets people communicate despite the geographical distance. It tends to bring people together even though they are miles apart. Some important social media platforms prevalent in today’s world are Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube, etc., and the list goes on. It lets people watch and communicate with the outside world. People are allowed to watch the physical and emotional growth of their friends and families through the photos and posts that are being uploaded through these platforms. Social media allows people to post their opinions on certain issues and situations which are visible to the whole world. The important and valid thoughts can contribute to the mental and emotional growth of human beings.

It is understood that there are a lot of advantages to the invention of social media, but as is said that “a coin has two different sides”, social media also has its own disadvantages. Even though the above-mentioned social media platforms help people to communicate with each other, people tend to use these platforms in a different way which leads to highlight the disadvantages of social media. People can become preys of fraudulent scams which appear to be genuine through these same social media platforms. For example, people looking for jobs, they apply for jobs whenever they find availability. If an advertisement looks genuine, then they tend to apply for it. But it can be a trap and thus losing their money. It is not just the case of jobs. Frauds are present in every field and it is the responsibility of the people to watch out for them. It has become a huge difficulty to understand what is real in social media these days. Social media can help people to gain their own voice but people can become very fake nowadays that it becomes impossible to understand what is real. In today’s world, majority of the people try to portray the very best version of themselves through social media. This creates a lot of confusion and issues especially among the youngsters. Many people fall prey to depression and such physical conditions, trying to fit in to the reality created through social media.

Social media has its own advantages and disadvantages. It is the choice of the people to decide the way they wish to use this platform. If social media is used in its right and ethical way, it can be a good friend to our world, while if it is used in the wrong and unethical way, social media can be a threat to this world. The choice is Yours.