There are a lot of “neighborhood groups” where people will go on and inform others of a car accident on a street or a burglary in the neighborhood. This seems to be an extremely positive effect of social media use. However, this information should not be used as an only source of information. “Social networks serve to disseminate information, but the validity of this information cannot always be verified. Thus, social media can be used to spread rumors, propaganda, and misleading information” (“Social Networking Pros and Cons”). Not everything that is on the internet is true and a lot of people have a hard time differentiating the truth from the
There are a lot of “neighborhood groups” where people will go on and inform others of a car accident on a street or a burglary in the neighborhood. This seems to be an extremely positive effect of social media use. However, this information should not be used as an only source of information. “Social networks serve to disseminate information, but the validity of this information cannot always be verified. Thus, social media can be used to spread rumors, propaganda, and misleading information” (“Social Networking Pros and Cons”). Not everything that is on the internet is true and a lot of people have a hard time differentiating the truth from the