As time passes and the amount of people on social media increases, there will be a significant impact on how we live.
Due to being incapable of living without our technology, we will have to face the consequences of it. The fact that everyone can be connected in some way or another is astounding, but when it comes to putting information out online for everyone to see, it is difficult to forget.
Instances of hate, bullying, sexual harassment and hidden identities have been a
part of what people have experienced because people have forgotten the respect that should be given to others, even online.
The atmosphere of judgment and criticism associated with photos that are shared and commented on on social network sites, and the double standard that applies to boys and girls is something that people need to be aware of.
If our society continues to allow this type of behavior and fails to teach people about what these types of actions can do, then we are allowing younger generations to be surrounded by negative behavior and messages that could ruin their lives.
By controlling their own online reputation they need to understand that they need to think about what they post or do online.
The repercussions can be tremendous as can be seen through cases like the rape case in Steubenville, Ohio where two kids raped a girl and posted pictures and a video of it online. But it did not stop there, as the victim was cyber- bullied for what happened.
Social media is a very important and helpful part of keeping people connected, but it can also contain information that can be harmful for people who do not use it carefully.
Social media plays a huge role in how people think and act because they can affect the way they see things and make it seem acceptable to do certain actions that would otherwise be inappropriate or disrespectful to others.
People usually just post whatever they want, thinking that it will not matter later. But in reality, it will stay online forever. Social media allows people to post information that most people would not want to know and should remain private to people who don’t even know them.
Social media platforms are places to interact with people, to create, to share information and ideas in virtual communities, but that does not mean it should not be taken seriously. Issues of unintended consequences are becoming more prominent as things are being used outside of their original purpose. Kids are learning how to operate technological devices at ages where they are able to become adept in them and are not taught how to handle what they say or do online. Just because kids are starting to engage with such media sites at younger ages does not mean they know everything about them. Not all of them understand what types of messages they could be sharing and how these messages could be making others feel.
Many of us have grown up in this age of technological advances, so it is a lot more common to see things online that are posted carelessly. For that reason, it is important to share the idea that we should act online the same way we would act if we were actually there in person.