What are the advantages and disadvantages of social media?

One of
the most important advantages of social media is certainly the speed and efficiency in which it
allows communication between people. For example, in the 2013 protests which took place in
Turkey, social media played a vital role in communication. Many of the protesters were young men
and women, students, and they organized the protests using social media. The plans of where and
how the protests would take place spread through social media accounts rapidly, staging some of
the biggest protests that Turkish people had witnessed in the country's history.

This is a great example of how social media can be used for change and for public
mobilization. Similar examples took place during the Arab Spring and other incidents across the
world. Social media has given people, especially the new generation which is very computer
savvy, a new and effective instrument to come together for issues they believe
in.