The Cons Of Social Network

Social media and the news

Much of the news information that people read about comes from social media websites, and that figure estimate is around 27.8 %. This figure ranks just under print newspapers at 28.8%, greater than radio’s figure of 18.8% and far outpaces the figure for other print publications at just 6%.

Too much misinformation

 People started to create their own websites and blogs. While many of those blogs were just basic diaries, a few of them were about topics like health and politics while others were how to blogs. Many blogs have turned into rumor mills, spreading misinformation that people WANT to believe just because it’s on the web. This misinformation has been shared without the proper vetting of the sources providing the information.

Pupils spending too much time on social media sites have lower academic grades

 Statistics show that pupils using social media too often tend to have GPA’s of 3.06 compared to GPA’s of 3.82 for pupils who don’t use social media. An even scarier fact is that students who use social media tend to score 20 % lower on their test scores then their counterparts.

Social media sites to blame for lost productivity

Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are a direct cause for lost productivity at the workplace. People said that social networking was the biggest waste of time in comparison to activities like fantasy football, shopping, and watching television.

Social media is the cause for less face to face communication

People nowadays are texting or are on social media sites instead of communicating with each other during family gatherings. This is because people nowadays thinks that if there is no important reason to meet. So they just 'meet' on facebook or twitter to deliver what they want to talk about.