The document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of social media for society. It lists 10 disadvantages, including cyberbullying, hacking, addiction, fraud, security issues, and negative health impacts. It then lists 10 advantages, such as connectivity, education, promotion of businesses, raising awareness, and helping governments and communities. The key advantages are connectivity, education, and information/updates, while key disadvantages are cyberbullying, hacking, and addiction.

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10 Advantages and
Disadvantages of Social
Media for Society
Updated On: March 10, 2016 Bilal Ahmad
Social media has grown tremendously in the last few years. From 2006 onwards the
growth rate is unexpectedly very high. Specially Facebook and Twitter have grown
much faster and captured millions of users in just a few years. The way technology is
growing, it is obvious that more and more people are going to grasp its benefits. It has
brought a lot of advantages for the society. From progressed nations to under-

2. developed countries, every nation is utilizing the power of social media to enhance life
and use it for the bitterness of the people.
However, on the other hand it has also affected the society in the negative way. Just
like anything which can be used for both good and bad, social media have also provided
the negative and positive ways for the people. It is all about the usage and getting
things done positively by using the power of social media. It is in the hands of the user
to use to its advantage. But willingly or unwillingly it can still have negative impacts on
the users. Today in this article I am going to discuss both the advantages and
disadvantages of the social media for the society.
Let’s start with the disadvantages first, because the advantages are numerous and
everything is perceived to have a positive effect unless it is used negatively.
10 Disadvantages of Social Media for the
Society
1:- Cyberbullying – According to a report published by PewCenter.org most of the
children have become victims of the cyberbulling over the past. Since anyone can

3. create a fake account and do anything without being traced, it has become quite easy
for anyone to bully on the Internet. Threats, intimidation messages and rumors can be
sent to the masses to create discomfort and chaos in the society. Check out the 6
cyberbullying stories that turned into suicide stories.
2: – Hacking – Personal data and privacy can easily be hacked and shared on the
Internet. Which can make financial losses and loss to personal life. Similarly, identity
theft is another issue that can give financial losses to anyone by hacking their personal
accounts. Several personal twitter and Facebook accounts have been hacked in the
past and the hacker had posted materials that have affected the individuals personal
lives. This is one of the dangerous disadvantages of the social media and every user is
advised to keep their personal data and accounts safe to avoid such accidents.
3:- Addiction – The addictive part of the social media is very bad and can disturb
personal lives as well. The teenagers are the most affected by the addiction of the
social media. They get involved very extensively and are eventually cut off from the
society. It can also waste individual time that could have been utilized by productive
tasks and activities.
4:- Fraud and Scams – Several examples are available where individuals have
scammed and commit fraud through the social media. For example, this list contains the
5 social media scams that are done all the time.
5:- Security Issues – Now a day’s security agencies have access to people personal
accounts. Which makes the privacy almost compromised. You never know when you
are visited by any investigation officer regarding any issue that you mistakenly or
unknowingly discussed over the internet.
6:- Reputation – Social media can easily ruin someone’s reputation just by creating a
false story and spreading across the social media. Similarly businesses can also suffer
losses due to bad reputation being conveyed over the social media.
7:- Cheating and Relationship Issues – Most of the people have used the social
media platform to propose and marry each other. However, after some time they turn to

4. be wrong in their decision and part ways. Similarly, couples have cheated each other by
showing the fake feelings and incorrect information.
8:- Health Issues – The excess usage of social media can also have a negative impact
on the health. Since exercise is the key to lose weight, most of the people get lazy
because of the excessive use of social networking sites. Which in result brings disorder
in the routine life. This research by discovery will shock you by showing how bad your
health can be affected by the use of the social media.
9:- Social Media causes death – Not just by using it, but by following the stunts and
other crazy stuffs that are shared on the internet. For example bikers doing the
unnecessary stunts, people doing the jump over the trains and other life threatening
stuffs. For example in this video 14 year old from Mumbai was doing stunts on a running
train which caused his death. These types of stunts are performed by the teenagers
because of the successful stunts made and shared over the social media.
10:- Glamorizes Drugs and Alcohol – One of the disadvantages of the social media is
that people start to follow others who are wealthy or drug addicted and share their views
and videos on the web. Which eventually inspires others to follow the same and get
addicted to the drugs and alcohol.
10 Advantages of Social Media for the Society
1:- Connectivity – The first and main advantage of the social media is connectivity.
People from anywhere can connect with anyone. Regardless of the location and
religion. The beauty of social media is that you can connect with anyone to learn and
share your thoughts.
2:- Education – Social media has a lot of benefits for the students and teachers. It is
very easy to educate from others who are experts and professionals via the social
media. You can follow anyone to learn from him/her and enhance your knowledge about
any field. Regardless of your location and education background you can educate
yourself, without paying for it.

5. 3:- Help – You can share your issues with the community to get help and giddiness.
Whether it is helping in term of money or in term of advice, you can get it from the
community you are connected with.
4:- Information and Updates – The main advantage of the social media is that you
update yourself from the latest happenings around in the world. Most of the time,
Television and print media these days are biased and does not convey the true
message. With the help of social media you can get the facts and true information by
doing some research.
5:- Promotion – Whether you have an offline business or online, you can promote your
business to the largest audience. The whole world is open for you, and can promote to
them. This makes the businesses profitable and less expensive, because most of the
expenses made over a business are for advertising and promotion. This can be
decreased by constantly and regularly involving on the social media to connect with the
right audience.
6:- Noble Cause – Social media can also be used for the noble causes. For example,
to promote an NGO, social welfare activities and donations for the needy people.
People are using social media for donation for needy people and it can be a quick way
to help such people.
7:- Awareness – Social media also create awareness and innovate the way people live.
It is the social media which has helped people discover new and innovative stuffs that
can enhance personal lives. From farmers to teachers, students to lawyers every
individual of the society can benefit from the social media and its awareness factor.
8:- Helps Govt and Agencies Fight Crime- It is also one of the advantages of the
social media that it helps Governments and Security Agencies to spy and catch
criminals to fight crime.
9:- Improves Business Reputation – Just like it can ruin any business reputation, It
can also improve business sales and reputation. Positive comments and sharing about
a company can help them with sales and goodwill. Since people are free to share
whatever they want on the social media, it can impact positively when good words are
shared.

6. 10:- Helps in Building Communities – Since our world has different religions and
beliefs. Social media helps in building and participating in the community of own religion
and believes to discuss and learn about it. Similarly, people of different communities
can connect to discuss and share related stuffs. For example Game lover can join
games related communities, car lover can join communities related to cars and so on.
These are some of the advantages and disadvantages of social media for the society.
However, these are the enough advantages and disadvantages to decide which way to
go on the social media.
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{ 55 comments… add one }
 Sunil Kumar
January 7, 2016, 10:34 am
Yes, now a days social media is useful to all category of people. It is having numerous
advantages as well dis advantages too. Proper usage of social media decides if it is
advantageous or not.
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o Bilal Ahmad
January 10, 2016, 11:59 pm

7. Sunil@ Agreed.
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 Shantanu
January 9, 2016, 6:12 pm
Thank u for sharing this article. You write very well keep posting more article.
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 Kimsea Sok
January 14, 2016, 7:23 am
Thanks for sharing, Bilal…
Well, this is the first here, on your blog. Today, I went through Enstine and I found your
comment about Namecheap. I was impressed by your comment thus I click on your
blog and arrive here…
After reading your post, I found that it was a really nice post…, I agree with that..
Social media is useful community for every from multi nation and enjoy the benefit.
However, it was a place for wasting our time and money if you understand about its’
advantages and disadvantages.
You know..? The most of adult in my country really love facebook, but what I was so
worry is Scamming and wasting their education time…
I shared your post, and I hope those adult can benefit and learnt from your post…
Again, thanks for sharing..
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8. o Bilal Ahmad
January 14, 2016, 2:27 pm
Kimsea@ Thanks for the nice comment. I appreciate your sharing the post. Your
article on Webmaster Success was a great one. Keep it up.
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 Sunil Kumar
January 22, 2016, 10:00 am
Well written.Social media now in trend. It helps the people for business promotions,
helps in education, connecting people in different locations. Along with these
advantages it also have disadvantages.So the proper usage is important thing here.
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 IK
February 2, 2016, 4:53 pm
Nice piece of information…
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o jeremy
December 4, 2018, 2:27 pm
very correct sweet
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 Suganya
February 8, 2016, 11:20 pm

9. Its indeed true that we social media users are at the state of accepting the
disadvantages of using the social media as the benefits that it has is huge.
Nevertheless the responsibility of protecting the future generation is also upon us.
Understanding this plight and acting would serve the purpose.
Very well articulated and loved the order of the listing too.
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 Priya
February 9, 2016, 5:21 pm
hi,
Nice Article…
Its very helpful…
Thank you for sharing…
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 Abubakar Saadu Bebeji
October 25, 2016, 10:03 pm
Realy, social media have been playing a vital roles in making awareness and building a
nation. But, side effect is also behide.
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 Zoya Usmani
November 15, 2016, 3:10 am
Its a great article pointing out benefits and harms of Social media. Yes Social media
plays a pivotal role in our day to day life and has huge benefits if utilised appropriately
but along with it comes its disadvantages as its very vulnerable and can be misused. Its
our responsibility that we act justly and educate our future generations on using this
resource in a appropriate manner.
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10.  Savitha
November 16, 2016, 7:07 pm
Thnx. It helped me a lot. Its nice to read about this advantage and disadvantage.
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 Yuba Raj
November 22, 2016, 2:36 am
Thanks for sharing such kinds of very useful article. This article shows a clear picture of
use and misuse of ICT tools, but I have comments on your picture logo which shows
heaviness of disadvantages are bigger than advantages. So, I am disagree with this.
Obviously, there are two parts(advantages and disadvantages) of any social media
tools but negative part is not bigger than positive part . In any society, if there is any
negative part is bigger than positive it will be disappeared soon.In my opinion, every
new innovation is made for use not for misuse.
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 Jawaher
December 4, 2016, 10:46 pm
Thanks for sharing such kinds of very useful article… i”m looking for problems and their
solutions about the social media
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 Bruce
January 14, 2017, 8:20 pm
I think you are dead on track with the connectivity social has allowed. And on the
enhanced technology that is useful in delivering educational content.
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 Nasir

11. April 8, 2017, 6:22 pm
Thank you Mr B. Ahmad.
This article help me in my project
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o Bilal Ahmad
April 13, 2017, 7:52 pm
Nisar@ I am glade that it helped you.
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 Aysha
May 31, 2017, 8:09 am
I have a lot of help on this page. Thank You so much. Keep writing
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o Aysha
January 2, 2019, 9:18 pm
I am not lying my name is also Aysha 😆😆
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 Mustapha Jaiteh
June 15, 2017, 9:21 pm
Every thing has advantages and disadvantages, so we should take the benefits of
advantages to get success in this life and hereafter!!!
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12.  Mustapha Jaiteh
June 15, 2017, 9:23 pm
Thanks brov, the article helped me a lot!!!
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 sunanda,nandu
June 20, 2017, 6:06 pm
Nice arrival it’s very helpful thanx it helped me a lot it’s nice to read about this
advantage and disadvantage but side effect is also behide. But using for Chas don’t
west time can using for ur problems only not timepass OK 👍✨✨✨
🎉😊👏😁👏😃🎉
Congratulations!
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 daniel haddy
June 22, 2017, 3:33 pm
social media will with tym have more disadvantages than the advantages
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o Joshler
December 21, 2017, 8:39 pm
I agree with Daniel Haddy.
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 Nur Afruz Ahmed
September 15, 2017, 7:35 pm

13. Actually I am preparing myself for a debate competition regarding social media and
easy interninternet. And your essay helps me a lot thank you so much.
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 Chay France
October 9, 2017, 1:09 am
I think your article needs to include the increasing issue of antisocial behavior, partly a
fault of social media. People never really want to communicate face to face anymore
because of social networking and they lose the ability to really connect with each other.
I think social media is desensitizing us; we don’t really take into account that the people
on Facebook are actually real people with feelings and emotions, not some virtual world
were we can say whatever and it doesn’t affect anybody. Life isn’t Sims, people!!!
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 ADA
October 10, 2017, 7:05 pm
Thanks a ton helped a lot in school debate:)
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o Bilal Ahmad
October 10, 2017, 9:15 pm
I am glad it helped.
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 Irtaza Arshad
October 31, 2017, 10:06 am

14. I think social media change our way of life style due to its help to every field of life but
bad thing is that its miss,use just like hacker ,programer….etc
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 M.Faraz
October 31, 2017, 8:43 pm
Nice guys keep it on give us more imformation ThanKS @
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 technikola
December 12, 2017, 2:09 pm
Disadvantages are very true . You are correct share more things on it . Its very helpful
cyber bullying is wrote very good.
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 santhi
January 25, 2018, 3:47 am
Hi Bilal,
This article is so well written and I was able to share this as part of my lesson to my
high-school learners, who were resourcing for materials to write their factual essay on
the advantages and disadvantages of social media. They enjoyed the lesson, being
able to engage in a group discussion using your article. Thank you!
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o Bilal Ahmad
January 27, 2018, 11:01 pm
I am glad it helped.

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 Stella
January 29, 2018, 3:49 am
Thanks a lot. Had really been good
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 Ananth nair
February 14, 2018, 9:20 pm
Excellent.this helped me
prepare for my ASL test…☺☺☺
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 chandana
February 21, 2018, 10:32 pm
Every content has advantage and disadvantage . But the thing is that social media is
not effective to younger generation since it attracts the teens in giving the wrong
message most of the time . And so many people has lost their wealth and many of them
lifes also due to insecure
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 Komal
April 2, 2018, 6:43 am
I have heard alot about social media and had my own perspective, after reading the
disadvantages and advantages of social media by Sir Bilal Ahmad made me interpret
my own perception on my own understanding and writing skills.
thank you so much…it has helped me alot.
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o Bilal Ahmad

16. April 4, 2018, 9:09 pm
I am glade it helped.
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 Cole Palmeri
April 26, 2018, 6:04 pm
Hello Mr. Ahmad. I am doing a project on the positive and negative effects of social
media. I was wondering if I could interview you. Thanks and have a great day!
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o Bilal Ahmad
April 26, 2018, 9:48 pm
I just sent an email to you. We can discuss it via email.
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 Rain
May 23, 2018, 2:08 pm
This really helped me on a test. I made sure to put this is my sources!
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 Random Gamer
July 24, 2018, 3:32 pm
Were gonna have a debate and the topic is Social Media and we were the dis
advantages, so i search i found this info and it was really helpful thanks a lot �
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17.  Aktar Hossain
August 6, 2018, 7:39 am
Thank you brother for upload about the merits and demerits of social media.
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 Noreen
August 24, 2018, 8:08 pm
An eye opener. I did not know how much deeper affects our life. Thanks for sharing.
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 sana
August 27, 2018, 5:33 pm
You are 100% right Bilal. I have got an Olna test and this really helped me out. I really
appreciate the way you wrote this article.
Keep it up! Please wish me luck for tommorrow…
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o Bilal Ahmad
August 27, 2018, 7:13 pm
Good luck Sana. �
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 Basiime Timothy
November 13, 2018, 4:35 pm
J Rilly appreciate thanks for the work done u did it for my test at the test here at campus
thanks

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 Atipatsa
November 26, 2018, 11:19 pm
This really helped with my persuasive writing assignment ….thank u✌🙌
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 Unno khan
December 10, 2018, 3:59 pm
Thank You so much Bilal Ahmad! This was very helpfull for my exam. the credit goes to
You! from Norway:)
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o Bilal Ahmad
December 11, 2018, 7:34 pm
I am glade it helped. Keep visiting our blog for more helpful content.
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 Liana
December 25, 2018, 8:07 pm
Thnku very much it really help me for my assignment ❤
Very well done… Keep it up
And this article is really nyc 👍
It really help me just waiting for getting 1st position after presenting it to mah class
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 Liana
December 25, 2018, 8:09 pm

19. I think I’d got the same assignment 😉
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 Mohamed
February 11, 2019, 8:44 pm
I honestly don’t care about this I just had an Essay assignment. Still, thank you it was
helpfull.
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 Turia.B
February 25, 2019, 9:28 am
This really help me with my discussion essay
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