--- title: "What are the bad effects of using social networking sites?" description: "What are the bad effects of using social networking sites?" author: "samay srivastava" published: 2018-03-03 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36128/what-are-the-bad-effects-of-using-social-networking-sites category: "social networking" tags: ["social network websites"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # What are the bad effects of using social networking sites? What are the bad effects of using [social networking](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37503/is-it-necessary-to-show-your-sadness-on-any-social-networking-sites) sites? ## Answers ### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani **Well,** there are no bad effects of using [social](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44257/the-impact-of-social-media-on-lawsuits) [networking](https://www.mindstick.com/startup/26/zerotier-secure-peer-to-peer-networking-made-simple) sites but **the problem with numerous folk is that they sometimes become addictive of using social media** and spend hours on such networking sites and applications. \ ![What are the bad effects of using social networking sites?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/f2b1fd48-34b7-419c-b2fa-17c3c1674dcd/images/8bf603a2-4bf8-44b0-872d-05118ed80a42.png)\ \ Use of social network sites don’t have adverse effects if it used decently but its excessive use can lead to so many harmful effects such: **\****Reduced learning skills** Excessive use of social media **eradicates the learning skills of an individual and especially the youngster** rely more on social networks as information interpreted on social networks are easily accessible. **\****Reduction in real human contact** People are now more into virtual meets than real life meeting as from last few years it has been seen that **people have got so much engaged in social media platforms that they are unable to give proper time to their social life.** \ ![What are the bad effects of using social networking sites?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/f2b1fd48-34b7-419c-b2fa-17c3c1674dcd/images/442a0522-9284-480a-9c01-9c66999f4aaf.png)**\****\****Time wastage** Everyone loves to share stuff on social media about the things which are going in his life but we now days see **people throughout their day post stuff which all the time aren’t relevant and waste their most of the time on social media platforms.** **\****Low grades** A report stated that students who spend hours on social media don’t get good grades in their academics. Social media no doub**t affects the study of a student as mobiles and other gadgets are so much common that anyone can have access to social networks easily.** **\****Effect on health** Over and excessive use of social media sites affects the mental as well as physical health. Students and youngsters have been seen **skipping their meals on time and take proper rest.** They take an excessive amount of coffee or tea to remain active and focused which effects negatively on their health. \ **Social media sites create an illusion of connectivity- Malay Shah** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36128/what-are-the-bad-effects-of-using-social-networking-sites Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.