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media is that there is a lot of fake information on Instagram and Co. The reason of this is above all that there are so many posts so that nobody can control the content, different to traditional media like radio and newspaper. However, if you ask me social media can also be really helpful when informing yourself. Of course you have to be aware of the trustworthiness of the sources you use. I personally get a lot of informations from Instagram, especially about current political topics. Considering that I only use reputable sources like the tagesschau I believe that getting informations on social media is just as good as getting it from newspapers or tv shows. It even has the advantage that you get the news immediately and do not have to wait until the newspaper publishes it on the next day. Obviously the biggest advantage of social media is that you can stay in touch with people all around the world. Of course there are other ways to communicate, but speaking for myself I communicate via Social media with most of my friends. It is a great way to stay updated about your friend's life, especially when they moved away and you don't see each other very often. You can make friends with people all over the world, which would never be possible without Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and Co. Even though I am a supporter of social media and use it a lot myself, I am aware that there are a lot of negative aspects. Especially the addiction potential and the evocation of self-doubt are disadvantages I experienced firsthand. Nevertheless I believe that social media on the whole has a positive impact on my life, especially now that I grew older and learned to reflect about other people's posts which may just seem to be perfect. Thank you for you attention.