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social medias these days are available on mobile Some people may use a fake profile - just because
devices as well. So it keeps you connected with your they say they are 15 years old does not mean that
friends even if you are on the move. Some people and is true. Be careful when you choose to be friends
organizations use the social media to do business with someone you have never met in real life.
promotions as its reach is so wide. Social networking can be a real distraction and
time waster, some people spend many hours on it
Social medias are a great avenue for entertainment. rather than be working or studying. For example,
They provide tons of gaming applications and some constantly checking their twitter feeds.
of these games are of multiplayer games which you
can play with one of your friends who is away in It is easy to share news and useful information
another continent. It brings people across the globe across friends a groups, at the same time it can
to one platform. spread rumors, false news and fake pictures.
Though these are a lot of advantages for the social We can see clearly that social networking sites are
media and social networking sites, there are many advantageous only if they are used wisely. Using these
disadvantages too. The most common disadvantage sites would be helpful, if users do not spend time
of social networking sites is addiction. Often users there unnecessarily. Wise members never provide
of these sites get addicted to it. They spend hours personal information to strangers. Use of a tool
using these sites and it harms their performance in depends on users. A doctor can operate with a knife
other fields. It causes mental health problems and and a murderer can kill a person with the same knife.
sometimes it harms their body too.
You lose some privacy compared to not being on a
social network. You may later regret posting pictures
or comments that you thought funny at the time.
Online bullying can be a problem if someone posts
unkind or untrue things about you.
Pramod Nambiar
Another major concern faced by parents is less IT Professional
face to face interaction and this affects the social Kingdom of Bahrain
development of a child.
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