Nothing is Free: What is the Real Cost of Social Media?

Nothing is Free: What is the Real Cost of Social Media?

In today’s society, we are faced with having an unprecedented mix of advanced technology integrating gobs of computing power, high-quality audio, high-definition video, and speech-guided automation into our daily lives. This has enabled a social media revolution that has permanently changed the landscape of communication, development, discourse, and news reporting. The Social Dilemma, a new Netflix documentary, attempts to look inside the world of social media and its role in our society. More importantly, it describes the ways social media is, and can be, used to do everything from sell products to shape opinions.