Modern life has become easier and the people of the world have to thanks to the immense contribution of the internet technology to communication and information sharing. There is no doubt that internet has made our life become easier and more convenient. We can use internet to communicate with people around the world, doing business by using internet, make new friend and know different cultures, searching information, studying and etc. The internet not only allows for communication through email but also ensures easy availability of information, images, and products amongst other things. Every day the internet continues to provide a new facility, something new that is immensely convenient and that makes life more easier for web users. Since its inception, the internet has had an enormous impact on the world. Just as there are two sides of a coin, the internet has had positive and negative consequences. Some people argue that it is definitely what the world needs, whereas others differ with this, claiming that is has brought with it more harm than good. With regards to this, I am going to base my essay on why the internet has had various advantages and disadvantages.
The internet has had multiple positive impacts. It has revolutionized various aspects of our livelihood in a manner that was unexpected. First and foremost, the internet has eased communication across long distances. Communication is a paramount aspect of our lives which we engage in on a daily basis. With the aid of electronic mail, instant messaging applications, and social media networks, we can communicate with people far away from us without necessitating the need to travel. Meetings are conducted via video chats. This has ultimately turned the world into a global village. The internet can let a person to communicate with people in virtually any parts of the world through the internet or e-mail, without having to leave his room. E-mail allowed peoples to communicate with minimum of times. It is now possible to send a message to any parts of the world through a simple e-mail address and the message is delivered in matter of seconds. Every companies is using e-mail in business. The convenience of e-mail has allowed businesses to expand and communicates with their vendors and customers located all over the world in records times. Personal communication has also become more easier thanks to e-mail. Chat rooms, video conferencing are some of the latest additions in this technology and these have allowed peoples to chat in real time. Besides, there are a lot of messengers services in offering. With the help of such services, it has become very easy to establish a kind of global friendship where you can share your thoughts and explore other cultures. The internet also allows people within an organization to easily communicate and share information. The internet is a source for studying material. Students and researchers can surf the internet and gather relevant information in their fields of study. This has helped elevate education standards and also revolutionized research since people from all over the world share pieces of information across the internet. With these advancements in research methodologies, students are researchers have been able to find solutions to problems that the human beings have been encountering over the years. The internet has changed the manner in which business activities are carried out. Business activities undertaken over the Internet are commonly referred to as e-commerce. For instance, someone in Africa can purchase a particular commodity from a Chinese store without having to travel to acquire it. Examples of these online stores are Amazon, Alibaba, and eBay.
On the other hand, however, the internet has a considerable measure of disadvantages. First and foremost, the internet has brought with it a new wave of criminal activities popularly known as cyber-crime. Cyber-crime takes various forms such as the hacking of personal information and bank details as well as identity theft. These have had multiple adverse impacts on the affected victims, such as bankruptcy and loss of trust. In addition to this, people from all over the world have become victims of online money scamming schemes that have been propagated by greedy individuals. The internet has led to moral decay among the young generation by drugs and substance abuse, and prostitution, etc. Since the youth spend lots of time on the internet, they quickly fall prey to these vices either knowingly or unknowingly out of peer pressure. People are spending more time on the web rather than engaging themselves in beneficial activities. Excessive exposure to the internet has led to stagnant national and personal growth. Furthermore, by spending a lot of your time on the web makes you susceptible to cyber-crime attacks and the vices stated earlier. Another problem or disadvantage of the internet is that it has allowed a great deal of anonymity to a large number of people who may access the different websites, forums and chat rooms available. This has allowed perverted individuals to at times take advantage of innocent people and abuse their trust. We can always hear from news that cheaters used internet to make crimes. The cheaters will make friends with single ladies and cheat them by using sweet words. Lonely single ladies are very easy get in trap of these cheaters. These cheaters normally will cheat these ladies to bank-in money to them. Some of the cheaters try to borrow money from these ladies. There are a host of games that are available on the internet and this has made most children to shun all outdoor activity. In the absence of physical activity, children can easily fall prey to a lot of lifestyle related diseases such as obesity, apart from failing to develop interpersonal skills. Apart from these factors, sitting continuously in front of a computer screen can seriously damage our eyes, and put a strain on our neck and shoulders. Children are in their developing years and these factors can create life-long problems for them. Children will become more violence because affected by internet games. There are too many internet games that contain violence content and it may affect negative influence to children. Another disadvantage of internet is harmful to little children. Children nowadays are explored to internet and they are used to maintain internet as their daily life. This is one of the greatest threats internet poses to children. Internet has provided an easy medium to children to gain access to pornography and this can cause them to either become sexually-deviant or sexually-addictive. This phenomenon has also caused another problem, and that is the increase in prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in children. According to reports, one out of every four teenagers gets infected with a STD every year. The adult content that is present on the internet promotes irresponsible sex and creates false notions in the minds of students.
The internet has its pros and cons. It has been an ultimate solution to various problems. On the other hand, however, it has been a recipe for catastrophe. It is, however, important to note that it is here to stay and it is our sole responsibility to ensure that we get the best out of it. However, it is important to note that we should be very careful in order not to fall victim of its adverse effects likewise The points mentioned above have posed new challenges to teachers and parents. There are demands from various quarters that there should be some sort of regulation to check this issue. However, we believe that instead of making internet a taboo, we should educate people to use it for their benefit. It is advisable for parents to monitor how much time their children spend on the internet, and if possible set a time-limit till which they would be allowed to use the internet. Having the computer in the living-room instead of a child's bedroom can also ensure censorship on what they are accessing on the internet. It is also important that you talk to them about 'the birds and the bees' because if you do not talk to them, they will turn to their friends and internet for answers which may not provide authentic information. Parents play important role in this content and they have to pay attention on their children despite them get affected by internet..
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