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Social media is a new and accelerating phenomenon that has to begin its jump in the 21st century. What is social media? It is a way that lets the user interact with many other users over the internet and participate in social networking activities for fun and also functions in professional use, aids in information gathering. The kick start for social media can begin with the invention of the World Wide Web which is credited to Sir Tim Berners Lee that led to the formation of various other search engines and other social media sites such as Facebook YouTube Instagram and many others. In 2021 there were 3.96 billion active users of social media and that began with the first social networking site that was called 'six degrees.com'. But just like a coin social media has two sides on one hand it provides entertainment, knowledge gain, advertising, various jobs and industries. On the other hand, they can cause mental fatigue (if used excessively )along with physical health issues, it can also lead to the propagation of fake news and propaganda and a major issue is cyberbullying along with privacy issues that can be harmful in various ways. Social media is a whole different world that has its flaws and boons, and to be honest, it may not be possible to categories 'social media as a good thing or bad. Therefore we can conclude that proper care should be given towards social media (the whole internet too) so that we can be safe and healthy while using them.