Social media has highly consumed the society
KARACHI: In a world of technological advancements, global communications has seen a massive growth. You can contact someone residing in a different continent within 60 seconds. Currently, the most popular media worldwide are social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
If we only consider one aspect of this phenomenon, then social media is purely for infotainment. It has become one of the largest platforms today, even bigger than electronic and print media. It has no limitations and you don’t need to take permission from any authorities to reveal 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 is difficult to identify.
There is another aspect of social media, which is a huge cause of concern due to its immense provision of freedom. Social media has highly consumed the society, especially young user who constantly use the platform throughout the day. They don’t 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 eastern culture. We should not let this happen and lose our loved ones in return. I am not against the use of social media but there should be limitations to its usage.
Aleem Quraishi
Published in The Express Tribune, May 30th, 2017.
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