Social Media: A Reflection Of Society
- IJLLR Journal
- Mar 16
- 1 min read
Simran Ambekar, Shri. Jayantilal H. Patel Law College
ABSTRACT
In modern society social media has become one of the most influential forces. They use those platforms to expend content such as sharing sites, social networking, blogs and wikis-to create, modify share and discuss internet content. The social media also help in transforming communication, culture, politics, and individual behavior. Social media is vast in nature and performs many functions; therefore, it does not have a single definite definition and differs from person to person. Media presents quite a prominent role in social awareness, influencing attitudes and therefore demands responsible use to maintain social balance and truth. Social media has impact on social realities such as politics, gender issues, class, culture, social values, norms, social movement, opinions and trends. Therefore, the study focuses on the role of media in reflecting social realities. Additionally addressing its positive and negative effects; it concludes that social media acts both as a mirror of society and a catalyst for change.
Keywords: social media, society, digital culture, social movements, technology.
