Just like how the Internet has helped change the way people use it for beneficial needs like research, school projects, to buy movies or organizing vacations, it has also changed the way people use it, unnecessarily through social media, to interact, make friends and invite people to parties. People all over the world use social networking sites for various purposes as there is also a wide range of these sites to choose from. Many people waste their time on these social networking sites. "As of July 2012, Americans spent 74.0 billion minutes on social media via personal computer, 40.8 billion minutes via apps, and 5.7 billion minutes via mobile web browsers, a total of 121.1 billion minutes on social media sites." Social media is the use of dedicated websites and/or applications to communicate informally with other users or to find people who share the same interests as oneself. Although social networking sites can help socially isolated people, they can also harm them in many negative ways. Social networking sites can help socially isolated or shy people connect with other people. By looking at the following statistics, we can get an idea of ​​how many shy and isolated teenagers find that social networking sites can help them connect with people. “More than 25% of teens say social media makes them less shy, 28% say they feel more extroverted, and 20% say they feel more confident (53% of teens identified as a little shy or “a lot” shy in general) . » The statistic above shows that 53% of teenagers feel less shy, more sociable and more confident. Social networking sites are a place where teens can express their own thoughts and ideas about what they want without being criticized for... middle of paper ... facts show how these sites affect students' GPA. Social media sites become a huge distraction because there is always something happening on these sites. Someone will eventually post or tweet something about their life, and those posts and tweets seem very interesting when you have to study. “Two-thirds of teachers believe that social media does more to distract students than to help them academically. » Usually, students think they will only look at one of these sites, for about 5-10 minutes, which ends up turning into 45 minutes. Social media sites have lots of advertisements all over their pages. So, even if a student plans to spend only a few minutes, they will be distracted by these ads, causing students to waste time on the Internet, on these sites. rather than looking for something else to help them academically.