Negative and Positive Aspect of Social Media: Challenges, Security, and Privacy

INTRODUCTION

ABSTRACT
This report has highlighted the negative aspect of the social media by contrasting it with
the positive aspect of the same. After that the report has highlighted the different challenges
which are faced at the time of operating the social media website in regard to security and
privacy of data. After that the report has highlighted two social media platforms and compared it
on the basis of their feature and offering. In the end the report has highlighted the usage of the
same for the business.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Social media is the platform which includes websites and applications that enable users to
create and share content or to participate in social networking. In today's world Social media
platform are one of the most commonly used platform to promote the product of the
organization. This report highlights the view point of different authors who presented their views
pertaining to negative and positive aspect of Social Media. Further, it will also shed light on
Challenges and measures of security as well as privacy that associated with social media services
aspect. It also entails how social media platform can be used as a communication tool.
MAIN BODY
Theme 1: “Negative and Positive aspect of Social Media”
Social media are computer mediated technology platform which used to facilitate the
sharing of the information, idea, career interest and other form of the communities and network.
Generally this services are used at the web based technologies with the help of the desktop,
laptops and download services on smart phones.
As per the Kim, Li and Brymer (2016), there are many negatives as well as positive
aspect which is brought by the social media, one of the such factor which is identified by the
author is connectivity. As per the author social media has helped in improving the connectivity
as with the help of the social media people can connect with anyone throughout the world.
Regardless of the place or the location and the religion. This help the user in sharing the different
knowledge and thought with the help of the same. At the contrasting note Perrin and Duggan
(2016) has given the view point in the article that, connectivity has also given rise to the variety
of the cybercrime which used to take place with the help of the social media platform.
Cyberbullying and hacking are two example of the cybercrime which used to centred social
media platform connectivity to perform the crime. As social media used to drive the personal
data and privacy of the user easily on to the internet, which opens a opportunity for the hackers
and bullers.
As per the author Alim (2015) social media also used to play a very crucial role in
improving the lifestyle of the people in the nation. As social media used to help the people in the
nation about the way they are living and different option which are there in front of them. As
social media has helped the consumer in developing the innovative stuff which can enhance there