In fact, some people view social media negatively because it creates new and tempting distractions to reduce productivity. For example, according to David Schepp, “51% of American workers believe that their work productivity is affected by social media.” Essentially, Schepp says that over half of American workers believe social media causes low productivity. If people who work every day say that social networks are a problem, it must be true. Furthermore, business leaders also see social media as a cause of decreased productivity. To cite one example, Sophos, a computer company, says that "productivity continues to be the top reason businesses block social networks (one-third of businesses say this is why they block Facebook" in its report on security threats. To put it bluntly, companies (along with individual workers) also see social media as an efficient waste of time, resulting in many social networking sites being banned. However, it is true that social media can cause a decline in productivity when they are not When used correctly, "nearly 90% of large companies using social media have reported 'at least one measurable business benefit'" (Mullaney). social media has benefited their business if their employees were so distracted causing an extreme decline in productivity as the opposition claims, most companies wouldn't report a