▁social ▁media ▁range ▁from ▁critic isms ▁of ▁the ▁ease ▁of ▁use ▁of ▁specific ▁platforms ▁and ▁their ▁capabilities , ▁dispar ity ▁of ▁information ▁available , ▁issues ▁with ▁trust worth iness ▁and ▁reli ability ▁of ▁information ▁presented , ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁social ▁media ▁use ▁on ▁an ▁individual ' s ▁concentration , ▁ownership ▁of ▁media ▁content , ▁and ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁interactions ▁created ▁by ▁social ▁media . ▁Although ▁some ▁social ▁media ▁platforms ▁offer ▁users ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁cross - post ▁simultaneously , ▁some ▁social ▁network ▁platforms ▁have ▁been ▁critic ized ▁for ▁poor ▁inter oper ability ▁between ▁platforms , ▁which ▁leads ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁information ▁sil os , ▁viz . ▁isolated ▁po ckets ▁of ▁data ▁contained ▁in ▁one ▁social ▁media ▁platform . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁argued ▁that ▁social ▁media ▁has ▁positive ▁effects , ▁such ▁as ▁allowing ▁the ▁dem ocrat ization ▁of ▁the ▁Internet ▁while ▁also ▁allowing ▁individuals ▁to ▁advert ise ▁themselves ▁and ▁form ▁friend ships . ▁O thers ▁have ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁term ▁" social " ▁cannot ▁account ▁for ▁techn ological ▁features ▁of ▁a ▁platform ▁alone , ▁hence ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁soci ability ▁should ▁be ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁actual ▁performances ▁of ▁its ▁users . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁dram atic ▁decrease ▁in ▁face - to - face ▁interactions ▁as ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁social ▁media ▁platforms ▁have ▁been ▁introduced ▁with ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁cy ber - bul lying ▁and ▁online ▁sexual ▁pred ators ▁being ▁more ▁pre val ent . ▁Social ▁media ▁may ▁expose ▁children ▁to ▁images ▁of ▁alco hol , ▁to b acco , ▁and