Social Networks & Privacy
The Internet has for a long period been the acid test of ‘freedom of speech.’ But at what price to large numbers of innocent citizens? Sometimes celebrities are the targets of Internet video stings that are quickly propagated throughout the globe through sites like YouTube, whose hyperlinks are effortlessly promoted on social network profiles such as MySpace and Facebook. But almost as frequently, famous public figures are made by the uploading of embarrassing videos of common people, which are then electronically disseminated and blogged and thus transmitted like wildfire to each end of the world. The notoriety which results from lots of these tapes or pictures being spread so effortlessly can be devastating to the personalities who are exploited by their being passed around. But who is to be held responsible? an individual can’t be held to the responsible simply for forwarding an email or putting up a public link to their Facebook profile.
The Internet and social networking sites are simply a more with the times channel through which the spread of information has been made easier. Unfortunately, or fortunately, making every citizen with access to a computer a certified reporter with the ability to reach millions of people the world over. So it is not the social networks that are responsible for this betrayal of privacy, but society itself. Social tradition thrives on the spread of tattle and information sharing. As long as you are not the victim, you have no problems passing on that embarrassing video of a poor boy cavorting around his room making believe to be a rebel fighter from Star Wars (The boy is currently under psychiatric care and has given up on his education, in case you were wondering). Websites such as TMZ.com survive only thanks to human longing for salacious trash and celebrity scandal.
In the same way, we must be aware of the Internet’s limitlessness, and the nonviability of control over its material. In today’s times, one must know that one’s actions could be on the Internet within seconds. With digital cameras, phones with video features and instant access to YouTube and Facebook, your actions could be passed around to your buddies and strangers alike as it is happening. We need to redefine what is intimate and what is public, as it is no more prudent to assume that all we do will remain in our hands. Technology has a mind of its own, and the Internet is a typical example an invention that can quietly slip away from its original use and find many more purposes as long as the multitudes encourage it.
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