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The Effect of Social Networking Sites on College Students

Degrading moral values is a common fear from new forms of communication. The evolution of Internet in the recent times causing individuals' alienation from society and public life. The same is the case with social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. unsafe Disclosure of personal information, addiction, dangerous behavior and contacts to dangerous communities are the concerns about the use of social networking sites.

Existing studies shows that young people are motivated to join these social networking sites to keep strong ties with friends, to strengthen ties with new contacts, and to some less extant to meet new people online.