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Internet Effects on Society | Positive and Negative Impact of
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society/
It’s been postulated that about 95% of all information available has been digitized and
made accessible via the internet. The internet has also led to a complete transformation in
communication, availability of knowledge as well as social interaction. However, as with
all major technological changes, there are positive and negative effects of the internet on
the society too. The positive impacts of the internet include the following: It provides
effective communication using emailing and instant messaging services to any part of the
world. It improves business interactions and transactions, saving on vital time. The
negative impacts of the internet on society include: Easy availability of illegal or
inappropriate materials online that isn’t age-suitable. Addiction to social networks can
disrupt an individual’s life, both personally and professionally.
Internet Seen as Positive Influence on Education but Negative on Morality in Emerging and
Developing Nations. (2015, March 19). Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project.
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2015/03/19/internet-seen-as-positive-influence-on-
education-but-negative-influence-on-morality-in-emerging-and-developing-nations/
Education is also associated with internet use rates. In all nations surveyed with a
sufficient sample size to analyze, those with a secondary education or higher were more
likely to access the internet than those with less than a secondary degree. These divisions
are especially prominent in Latin America. In six of the nine Latin American countries
surveyed, the well-educated access the internet at rates of 50 percentage points or more
than less-educated people. This difference is particularly stark in Chile, where 87% of
well-educated people use the internet, compared with 18% of those with less than a
secondary degree.
Sun, S. (2011, August 21). The Internet Effects on Students Communication at Zhengzhou
Institute. SpringerLink. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-23357-
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This research project inquired into students’ perceptions of the effects of the Internet on
their experiences of communication at college. The Internet is ubiquitous on college
campuses and has the potential to both disrupt and enhance campus communication. Data
for this study were collected from with eight hundred full-time students, Qualitative
analyses suggest that the Internet has both positive and negative effects on students’
experiences of communication on campus. Students reported difficulty controlling the
amount of time they spent online. The Internet was blamed for diminished face-to-face
communications and message misinterpretations. The Internet was described as a positive
way to meet people, develop relationships and maintain friendships.
(2020, January 20). Excessive internet use reduces study skills in students: Study. IndiaTV
News. https://www.indiatvnews.com/technology/news-study-shows-excessive-internet-
affect-students-study-581245
According to the researchers, the poorer social interactions that are known to be
associated with internet addiction make loneliness worse, and, in turn, impact on
motivation to engage in a highly social educational environment such as a university.
Azizi, S. M., Soroush, A., & Khatony, A. (2019, May 3). The relationship between social
networking addiction and academic performance in Iranian students of medical sciences:
a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychology.
https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-019-0305-0
The social networking addiction of the students was at moderate level and the male
students had a higher level of addiction compared to the female students. There was a
negative and significant relationship between the overall use of social networks and
academic performance of students. Therefore, it is imperative that the university
authorities take interventional steps to help students who are dependent on these networks
and, through workshops, inform them about the negative consequences of addiction to
social networks.
