Social media can be a weapon

Nowadays, people of different ages rely on technology, whenever we talk about technology. social media and networks are the topics that definitely remind me the most. The heading od the article   ”The Dark psychology of Social network” really drives me and so I am interested to go deeper to the article. Although social networks or app brings us many conveniences, such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat…etc. Thanks to these media, we can get connected to the word and others easily. However, various disadvantages also exist when committing to social networking. The author wrote this article to inform that human being’s conduct and behavior can be changed based on social media. Like for example, we would like to gossip or get interested in the private affairs of a celebrity. Social media can lead to human thinking ability declines when the crowd starting believing every comment or discussion. Moreover, because of the exists of social media optimism has faded and the list of known or misbelieve harms has grown such as online political discussions often among strangers are experienced as angrier and less civil than those in real life; networks of partisans co-create worldviews that can become more extreme; disinformation campaigns flourish; violent ideologies lure recruits. After reading the article, I have get to know how social media affect us and it can be destructive and toxic. Furthermore, it is dangerous as it’s a platform for us to expose our private thoughts and information to the public.