Internet:
For:
-vast source of information
-democratic means of accessibility
-increased knowledge input and intake, controlled by common citizens
-free means of gaining access
-gives people a chance to do a variety of activities, shop, conduct businesses, play, learn, communicate and use it as a medium to spread awareness regarding a variety of issues and causes.
Against:
-people can easily be misinformed or false news spread through the internet
-since it is easier to gain access, it is also easy to retrieve personal details and other crucial information
-disturbing cases of online abuse and verbal threats have been on the rise
-surfing online can become an addiction and people spend days plugged into their laptops without doing any actual productive work
-since the dawn of the internet and the age of internet publishing, whether it is in the form of ebooks or online stores, actual shops with a physical presence have suffered a lot