Social networks have become integral parts of everyday life, thus facilitating the exchange of information, including personal and professional. Communication through digital methods is efficient and convenient because of the capacity to connect instantly to another party. However, despite its convenience and the widened opportunities for information exchange, social networks have shown to affect relationships between people and decrease the quality of communication on an interpersonal level. Digital communication has contributed to the development of society in which interacting and over-sharing has become the norm, and friends and relatives are more likely to speak through electronic devices than face to face. Because of the need to over-share, on gatherings and social events, people are attached to their phones to post the latest updates on social media. Regardless of the array of benefits that social network communication offers, nothing can replace face-to-face communication and word-of-mouth exchanges.
The access that modern society has to the Internet and social media has become too easy. The language has also become lazy, which has caused people to be uninterested in meeting each other in person, which reduces the chances for deep and meaningful conversations. Moreover, the increased anonymity online makes it possible to openly criticize or even bully others without having to confront them personally. This problem is especially relevant for younger generations as teenagers have transferred all of their communication online, thus free to make fun to the detriment of others. Overall, social media communication can be beneficial if used wisely and in appropriate proportion. Nevertheless, the disadvantages of social network use for everyday interactions outweigh the advantages as the nature of communication, and its implications have shifted significantly.