 In the past few decades, technology grows rapidly.

And the use of technology is also

increased drastically. It affects the life of people and changes the way of their learning,
thinking, and communication. It plays a major role in society, and now it is very tough to
imagine the life without technology. Both technology and society are co-related, co-
dependent, co-influence with each other. Technology lays an impact on society, including
the potential for society to progress or decline, in both good and bad manner. Our society
is shaped by technology, which has both beneficial and harmful consequences. Human
societies and technology have grown inextricably linked since technical systems like
mobile phones, computers, TV, etc. are produced by humans and reflect the very basis of
a population’s needs and lifestyle. Although technology improves the lifestyle of human
being, it also a major concern for the future generations. Nowadays, people are
excessively using technology which reduce their physical activities that directly effect
their health. Also, due to the excessive use of technology there are so many cybercrimes
happens everyday in which someone steals the identity or personal information of the
victim, such as Unique ID number, PAN number, Debit Card, etc., and uses it to conduct
a crime or perpetrate fraud without our permission. Some other cyber crimes are:

Hacking
 Credit/Debit Card theft
 Malware installation:
 E-mail threat:
 Phishing:
Spams:
ATM cards theft:

Impact of Technology on community

We utilize and rely on technology in our daily lives, and our technical requirements and
demands continue to grow. Technology is used by humans to explore, connect, study, and
do work. The manner in which we use technology decides whether its effects are
beneficial or detrimental for society.

1. Positive Impacts of technology on society:

Technology has a more positive impact on humans or society as compared to negative. It

makes our life easier and reward us by providing resources or tool that make our life
much easier. Following are some positive changes that technology brings to our life:

 Improved Communication: Communication is the most important part of society, we

build or transfer our thoughts with each other with the help of communication.
 Improved Education and learning process: Technology enhances the education and
learning process

 Mechanized Agriculture: Technology changes the working mechanism of farmers. Lots

of machines and technical instruments were introduced in the agricultural area which
makes farming very easy, effective, automated, etc.

 Easy to access information: We can easily access information via the internet anytime
and anywhere. Most of the information is present on the internet are free of cost, so you
can use them to enhance your knowledge, skills, etc.
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Negative Impacts of technology in our community:

As we know that everything present on this planet has both advantages and
disadvantages. The same goes for technology it also has negative impacts on society and
some other negative impacts are:

 Increase in unemployment: Nowadays, large and small business uses machinery and
technical equipment because of their low costing and high efficiency due to which the
rate of unemployment is increasing continuously.


Increase in pollution: Not only humans but technology also affecting our environment. Due
to vehicles and machinery, the rate of pollution is increasing continuously which causes
global warming, etc.

Increase in health and mental concerns: Nowadays, technology effecting the physical as well
as mental health of human beings. It makes people lazy, emotionally weak, sleeping
problems, reduce physical activity, also people are spending less time with their family and
friends.

Increase in cybercrimes: Due to the excessive use of the internet, the rate of cybercrimes are
also increased. Some people (attackers) harm innocent people (victims) or children for
money or fun.

Technology induced societal issues and cultural changes

Social Issues:

Following are some social issues that we face while using the internet:
Identity Theft: To use the identity of some other person by getting his financial/ personal
information in a fraud manner in order to commit a crime.
Gaming Addiction: An individual’s capacity to perform in multiple life domains is severely
affected as a result of the excessive use of internet games over a long period of time.
Health and Fitness: Using a lot of the internet lay an impact on health and fitness, it may
impact your eyesight, backbone, etc.
Cyberbullying: The use of technology to bully, abuse, criticize, or target another person is
known as cyberbullying.
Terrorism and Crime: Theft of our cyber-infrastructure, as well as digital information such as
software, hardware, data, or information, is considered cyberterrorism.
Communication Breakdown: A communication breakdown occurs when information is not
exchanged, resulting in a loss of interaction.
Defamation of Character: The act of transmitting a piece of false information in order to do
serious harm to another person’s goodwill is known as defamation of character.
Cultural changes:

Our culture has been radically transformed by technology. From our ideals to our modes of
communication, we’ve come a long way. Many people now find it difficult to conduct a face-
to-face chat. People use their phones, tablets, or computers to spend time with their buddies.
Also, individuals now evaluate others based on how technologically, whether or not they
own the latest mobile phones or cars. Nowadays, listening to music on headphones is
preferred over listening to another person.
Most individuals nowadays prefer the internet because that is all they have ever known. Cell
phones with touch screens are all the rage these days. Technology just serves to separate
people from actuality. People nowadays lack the ability to interact in real-life situations such
as individual connections, problem-solving, and showing adult actions. All this is influencing
our culture. Technology influences culture every time we may get anything from an internet
seller rather than going to a local business. Every moment someone always sits down to
watch our night on-demand enjoyment, we are shaping culture through technolog