The dark side of social media use

The internet has become an integral part of modern life. People are using social media platforms like Facebook, twitter, instant messaging apps like Viber and whatsapp and more to keep in touch with each other. Most people cannot even imagine life without all these applications now.

Social media is a great tool that helps in many ways. But often young people spend inappropriate amount of time on Facebook, instagram, viber and other apps. This harms their daily life.

Parents need to keep an eye on their children so that they do not use facebook and other social media platforms excessively. Besides causing health and social complications, personal information of users can go into the public domain through social media. Often facebook use becomes addictive. Some users spend more than four hours per day on Facebook. As a result, Facebook addiction disorder has become very common. Many are suffering from it unknowingly.

People should keep a balance in all areas of life including social media presence.

Ayesha Afrin

Uttara, Dhaka