The internet has led to many impacts on global society. The internet has influenced human life in many different aspects like education, the social aspect, and the health and care aspect. The influences of the internet are both negative and positive in society. There is a need to control the use of the internet in society.
The internet has improved educational levels since the students can conduct research online. This has made education easy since a lot of information can be found online without visiting books and libraries. The internet has helped the student to personalize their learning schedule. Students can learn online without attending physical classes. This improves the skills of students who work and at the same time learn since they can learn online.
The negative impact of the internet on education is that it makes students become less attentive to their lectures. This is because they know they can access the information form the internet. The students have also become fond of browsing even when the teacher is lecturing thus lowering the attention of the student.
The student has also led to cheating cases. The student can send their personal work to friends to copy or the students can copy and paste other people's work from the internet hence increased cheating cases. The positive social impact Is that it has improved social life. This is because it has helped to improve living standards by lowering the poverty levels and also increasing leisure time. It has created jobs for society this improving the living standard.
Communication has also been made easier because individuals can easily interact with social sites like Facebook and Twitter. This has improved the sharing of information in the society hence improved communication among individuals despite distances apart.
The negative impact of the internet in society is that they are addicted to phones. Students are fond of interacting, they spend most of their time connecting with other people and this affects the concentration span of individuals. This addiction has changed the way of life of society especially the youth.
The internet has also influenced health and social care in society. The positive impact has led to improved human health. This is because individuals can learn from the internet on better ways to keep the most hygienically fit. By accessing the health information which is valid and reliable, individuals are able to improve their health by upholding health care practices.
However, the internet has also negative effects on the health and care of human life. It can lead to a failure in the memory of an individual. Internet addiction has also led to strained vision. Hearing loss is another disease caused by internet-related influence. In this regard, when a mobile is used for a long time it can lead to wear and tear of the ear affecting the hearing capacity of our ear.
