There is no doubt that internet has changed our life drastically and it surely has more advantages than disadvantages. However, there are some side effects of internet that can not be ignored either. We spent substantial time online. It would be hard to find someone who does not spends a few hours or at least a few minutes on internet every day. As most of us are used to using internet for one purpose or the other, internet or the virtual world affects us either directly or indirectly. Due to this influence, it is necessary that we make ourselves alert all the time so that the influence of internet on us is positive and we are able to save ourselves from the harmful effects of internet.
How could Internet harm you?
Now you may wonder how exactly you can get affected by the harmful effects of internet. There are different ways in which internet can affect us adversely. There are some evident ways that you might be aware of. These include your computer getting affected by a virus or Malware software.
Apart from it, the health experts find some of the people are getting addicted
by the use of internet. These internet users browse some of their favorite
social networking sites regularly and spend hours on it every day. Some of the
internet users simply like to spend lots of time on the internet and if, for
any reason, they are not able to use internet for a single day, they start
behaving abnormally.
This is not a very good sign and is a clear indication of addiction of
internet. All these harmful effects need to be first understood and examined
and then they should be rectified sensibly. If we make our self alert and use
internet safely, then we would be able to take the advantages of internet which
are, no doubt, tremendous. But at the same time, we should also ensure that we
keep ourselves away from the harmful effects of internet.