How might knowing these advantages and disadvantages alter how a person might use social media? knowing the advantages and disadvantages of social media can alter the way person uses it in several ways. understanding how a community of followers can boost sales of a business with free advertisement may encourage one to use it as a tool than personal amusement. the disadvantage of negativity and bul lying can make a person use social media in a more private forum. most social networking

I believe the answer is Knowing the advantages and disadvantages of social media can alter the way person uses it in several ways..

For example, let's take a look at the nature of news sharing in social media.
Since there is no fact check mechanism, millions of users could share news from unconfirmed sources all across the world, and could be easily used by a certain political group to destroy other people's identity.

Bob: coke is baby pandas.jim: what? how do you figure that coke is baby pandas? bob: because this book says so.jim: how do we know the book is correct? bob: because it says that coke is baby pandas.jim: how does that prove the book's accuracy? bob: because it's statement involving coke and baby pandas is correct, therefore it is accurate.jim: how do we know that it's correct? bob: because we have concluded that the book is accurate, and therefore the statement is correct.therefore, coke is baby pandas.