3i Use and implications of social network

3i Use and implications of social network

1. Benefits

   • O- Friends and family can share photographs and updates
   • O- Shy people can meet wider range of friends and communicate confidently
   • O- Can keep in touch with people far away and get in touch with lost friends
   • O- Can find community for niche interests
   • O- Dating opportunity

2. Social network: An online community of people with a common interest who use a website or other technologies to communicate with each other and share information

3. Problems

   • X- Break ups do to cheating
   • X- Bullying from individuals, groups or trolls
   • X- Loss of privacy
   • X- Sharing means embarrassing images can spread fast and can't be revcovered
   • X- Fake profiles, used to target and groom children
   • X- Time wasted trying to keep up with all friends
   • X- Past actions on social media can be checked by potential employers