Just as the Internet has helped change the way people use it for charitable needs such as research, school projects, buying movies or planning vacations, it has also changed the way people use it, unnecessarily through social networks, to interact, make friends and invite people to parties. People all over the world use social networking sites for a variety of purposes, as there is also a wide range of these sites to choose from. Many people waste time on these social networking sites. “In July 2012, Americans spent 74.0 billion minutes on social media via home computers, 40.8 billion minutes via apps, and 5.7 billion minutes via mobile web browsers, for a total of 121 ,1 billion minutes on social networking sites.” Social networking is the use of dedicated websites and/or applications to communicate informally with other users or to find people with similar interests to yours. While 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 statistic, we can get an idea of ​​how many shy and isolated teenagers believe that social networking sites can help them connect with people. "More than 25% of teens report that social networks make them feel less shy, 28% report feeling more extroverted, and 20% report feeling more confident (53% of teens identify as somewhat shy or " very" shy in general). " The above statistic shows that 53% of teenagers believe they are less shy, more outgoing and confident. Social networking sites are a place where teenagers can express their thoughts and ideas about what they want without being criticized for… half of the paper… facts show how these sites influence the average student. Social networking sites are becoming a huge distraction as something is always happening on these sites. Someone will eventually post or tweet something about their life, and these posts and tweets seem very interesting, when you have to study. “Two-thirds of teachers believe social media does more to distract students than help academically.” Students usually think they will only visit one of these sites, for about 5-10 minutes, which eventually turns into 45 minutes. Social networking sites have a lot of advertisements advertised on all their pages, so even if a student intends to spend just a few minutes, they will be distracted by those advertisements, which will then cause students to waste time on the Internet, on these sites rather than research something else to help them academically.