Question

Discuss your own experience with social media and whether you believe that social media platforms such as Facebook have some social obligation to ethical causes.

Are social media platforms too commercial? Cite examples in support or your position.

Explain your position on how well you believe most social media privacy filters and safeguards work, citing examples from your personal experience or research on the topic.

150 words.

Answer 1

Nowadays, with the developing technologies and with an easy access to the internet, children as young as three year olds know how to operate certain applications on their tablets or parent's phone and computers. Almost everything is available online, ranging from productive to non-productive information. Internet has both pros and cons attached to it. While everything is easily accessible on the internet which is a great advantage, the increasing number of cyber crimes are the biggest disadvantage. Everybody has Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and various other applications which are a click away on their phones. Most people do not realize but these applications could be life-threatening to them. People constantly post their minute to minute, day to day activities, including their location. This could be a disadvantage to an individual who have stalkers out there, tracking their every move and have intentions of harming them in some way.

Yes, I do believe that Facebook has social obligation to ethical causes. One must be responsible in their acts so that it does not land them in any trouble. I don't think social media safeguards information. It is not as safe. I once had a stalker make a fake profile of me and had obscene content scribbled all over it. He put on the same display picture as mine and began adding all my friends.