The Effects of Social Networks on Pakistani Students

Hassan Khalid

Abstract

In the present world of technology, Internet plays a vital role in student’s life. Students use the internet facility for different purposes i.e., communication, preparation, acquiring knowledge, entertainment etc. In this research, our task is to find the impact of social networks on student’s physical and psychological health. We also find that how social networks impact the academics of students. Lastly, we discuss how youngsters got compromised by their personal and private data. In the end, we figured out that the excessive use of social networks effect the students’ physical and psychological health negatively. Social Networking Platforms have a positive impact on their academics. A number of students have been harassed and their personal data has been misused due to lack of knowledge about security and privacy policies. Therefore, we suggested that social media should be taught as a subject or at a workshop/ seminar for the awareness of cybercrimes and the policies (security and privacy both).