Many researches show that if any social media is used excessively then it can negatively affect our brain and lead us towards depression. it promotes cyber-bullying, plays an important role in spreading fake news and hate speech and there is a lack of privacy on social media and sometimes your personal data is at risk of being stolen. The risk of cyber crimes like hacking and phishing etc. also increases. Nowadays, the trend of fraud through social media has also increased a lot, these people look for such social media users who can be easily trapped. Excessive use of social media can affect our physical and mental health in a big way. Social media has given even the person standing at the last corner of the society an opportunity to connect with the mainstream of the society and express his views openly. According to statistics, currently there are approximately 447 million social media users in India. Privacy protection is a subject related to data protection because when a person uses the internet through a digital identity, a collection of various data is created from which the user’s personal data can be easily obtained. Therefore, the important challenge in the design of data protection framework is to protect long-term records through the use of digitization and at the same time maintain confidentiality. Effective data protection in India will require a hierarchy of data regulators and a strong regulatory framework that can protect our basic rights apart from the complex digital setup and consensus.