Critically analyze the impact that social media platforms such as facebook have had on society?
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about 1.49 billion people on average log onto Facebook daily; every second, on average, around 6,000 tweets are tweeted on Twitter; and since its inception, over 40 billion photographs have been posted on Instagram. This is evidence of the huge presence of social media in our lives.
the impact of social media on society. Eg social media and the Internet have drifted from their promise of closing distances and exposing us to the views of those who existed beyond our personal networks. Instead, we find ourselves to be more rigid versions of our former selves; the problems associated with fake news; the role of social media in instigating violence etc. Also discuss the positives such as the fact that social media has become an echo chamber of the society, helped in creating awareness about several issues eg the fight for LGBTQ rights etc