Positive and Negative Effect of the Internet

Nowadays, the Internet is so popular that almost anyone uses it. It can be accessed by users of any age and condition. Thus, the Internet can be given the positive or negative effects. There are at least two positive and negative effects of the Internet.

There are two positive effects of the Internet. The first is we can get much information on the Internet such as news, idols, and many more. We can get the information through Web. Web is service providing information on the internet. We can access the internet use web browser such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Google Chrome and click the key word in that web browsers. For example we want to know about our favorite football team such as Arsenal, we click in the empty bar in our computer or gadget and write the key words ‘Arsenal’. The Internet shows everything about Arsenal. Thus, we only use our gadget or computer for searching much information on the internet. The second is we can communicate using internet such as chatting or free call. In this era we can not only communication with Short Message Service (SMS) or Call directly with voucher in Hand Phone (HP) but also we can use social media such as Facebook, Line, BlackBerry Messenger, and many more for chatting or free call using Internet. We only make a friend with another user on the social media to chatting or making free call. If we have our relative live abroad, we can use that social media for communication easily and cheaper. That is the simple thing of using internet for communication.

There are two negative effects of the Internet. The first negative effect is making user being addicted. After alcohol and drugs, internet is the most addictive thing. It is difficult very difficult to stop the internet addicted. The internet addicted can be of any kind, a student might be addicted to social networking sites and the gaming sites, and the dangerous cases, the student might use internet for gambling and may even lose all his family’s wealth. It might the student forgot their real life. For example, they forget his classmates, lessons and etc. Thus, we must control how long to use the internet and do not forget with our real life. The second is cyber bullying. If the user use the internet to bully the others, this is known as cyber bullying. Users feel insulted or embarrassed when someone bullies them and this may lead to depression sometimes. Sometimes it could be metal harassment for the victim. For example if we use the internet to bully someone regularly, they will keep away from us in the real life. They will be introvert persons in real life. They will difficult to socialize with others. We must keep our attitude in everywhere include on the internet.

In a nut shell, there are at least two advantages and disadvantages for using the Internet. The advantages are easy get information and easy communication. Besides, the disadvantages are making addicted and cyber bullying. The Internet is useful for our daily life. It is depend on how we can control and abuse the internet as well. Therefore, the Internet is useful but it depends on how we use it.

By: Agung Bimo Baskoro

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