Limiting social media addiction

In a world of technological advancement, global communications has seen a massive growth. You can contact someone residing in a different continent within a few seconds now. Currently, the most popular media worldwide are social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Social media can be looked upon also as a platform of infotainment. It has become one of the largest platforms today, even bigger than electronic and print media. It has no limitations and you do not need to take permission from any authorities to divulge any kind of information, story, etc.

Sometimes it is very informative and beneficial but sometimes it also gives a lot of misinformation and misconceptions, which are difficult to identify. It has consumed the society, especially young users who constantly use the platform throughout the day. They do not spend time with their families, even when they are in a social gathering. We are now losing our values and creating distances among ourselves owing to the heavy use of social media in our daily lives. But, unfortunately, no one seems to be worried about this medium that has been wrecking our culture. I am not against the use of social media but there should be limitations to its usage.

Fariha Tabassum Piya,

Student of Department of Management,

University of Dhaka, Dhaka,

f.tabassum36@gmail.com