The second issue is the overall view of relationships, including expectations of relationships from social media sites. Lastly, social networks are becoming a normalized form of communication. .
One big concern surrounding social networks is the overload of information and the protection of privacy. Social network users have the ability to update others frequently about what they are doing, thinking, and feeling. Due to the comfort users feel on social networks they are more open to share information others might not have shared face-to-face. "While many users feel their personal data is safe on social network sites because they have set high levels of security settings" (Booth), this may not always be the case. "Social networks are searchable, even when privacy settings are set extremely high, it is always possible to find out personal information. Also many social network sites regularly make changes that require users to update their settings in order to maintain privacy. This could make it difficult for users to assure how much private information they are allowing to become public by not re-evaluating settings every time the network makes a change. The "tagging" option can also serve as an invasion of privacy. When social networking sites have a "tagging" option, friends or acquaintances may be able to tag you in posts or photographs that reveal sensitive data" (Frazier).
The second downfall of social networks is how the overall view of relationships have changed. Social networks have been perceived by their own users and other outside sources to have negative effects on romantic relationships, such as changing the way people date, and ultimately, how they view relationships. Relationships are not taken as seriously due to the immense amount of online dating pools and the highly popularized "relationships goals" set by social media sites like Twitter.