EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON OUR LIVES

Social media means websites and applications that enables users to

create and share content or to participate in social networking. Such as
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Zoom, Google meet, V live
etc.
Due to the pandemic schools, offices and colleges are closed. People
have to do their job and studies from home. The one and only option
is to use conferencing apps such as Skype, Zoom and Google meet.
It’s positive sides are like people sitting at their homes in their
comfort can join online classes or meetings. It is cost effective and
saves time. People don’t have to travel anymore or use vehicles. If
any student or an employee fails to login, the meeting can be recorded
and mailed to the particular person for future reference.
Due to the constant use of devices like laptops and tablets for online
learning and work from home, it is affecting people’s health. Constant
use of devices leads to addiction and brain disease. Many cyber
crimes happen with children and teenagers. They end up downloading
such apps which are not secure and contains malware. They also end
up meeting strangers who threaten them and urge them to share
personal information like passwords and bank account details of their
parents. Sometimes devices which are not supervised or does not
contain a strong password gets hacked and all the confidential
documents and information end up with a hacker which is no good.
Sometimes children out of curiosity search such things on the google
which is not for them to understand and face problems related to
cyber security.
Among all the good aspects of social media, one thing that almost
everyone realizes is how addictive it is. Also, people seemed to have
grown more emotionally distant because of social media. We must be
careful about our activities on social media for our well-being.