They use them to check their employees, for example to see if they are really ill or just lying. Social networking sites are also used by employers. Also because of that many people expose themselves, they provoke burglaries, muggings, robberies. All that is the cause of cyberbullying, of hatred expressed in many ways – from non-verbal, written abuse to stalking. Another point is that people upload photos from holidays, photos of things they bought so that everyone can see and envy, photos of very private spheres of life. Because of this thoughtlessness many people are attacked, many people’s identities are stolen. They do not think of consequences of sharing such information. It allows us to communicate with people from almost every part of the world, to learn and practice languages.Īmong bad sites we could hear about losing privacy, many networks require personal data which people give without the blink of an eye. Among them are also a huge number of games, sports applications, home decorations, cooking recipes and many, many other. For example Facebook has over 10 million applications to choose from and that makes it one of the most popular and appealing websites. They also create many useful applications which can help or entertain their users. Many companies also use social networks to promote their products and to find new customers or followers. We can also express our opinions and share our beliefs on many different topics letting others know our point of view. The world of social networking is constantly developing, new networking sites are created, some extremely successful such as Facebook, some which are quickly forgotten and don’t catch people’s eye for long.ĭuring the debate, students discussed advantages and disadvantages of such websites.Īmong good sides there are keeping in touch with friends, developing our hobbies and interests because we are able to communicate with people who have the same passions as ours. The task didn’t require much research as such webpages are so popular and almost everyone uses at least one of them. On 3rd December our students held a debate about social networking sites and privacy. Download Social networks and privacy debate