tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929600955233198856.post5898244020147041822..comments2019-06-29T01:21:49.428-07:00Comments on DemogrEthics: Twitter – Advocate for Freedom of Speech or a social networking tool craving content regulation?DemogrEthicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13098083163678006912noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929600955233198856.post-1178943638322938202014-01-21T03:55:36.258-08:002014-01-21T03:55:36.258-08:00Although you may have posted what your friends may...Although you may have posted what your friends may also find funny, there is always a line between funny and offensive. <br /><br />I agree, what is posted online normally stays online. Take for example the girl who lost her job after comments posted in the past on her Twitter page. We are forever hearing in the news that someone else has been suspended from work or lost their job due to a comment posted on social media. <br />Therefore, we should listen to our elders - if you haven't got anything nice to say, don't say anything at all (especially not on social media!). <br /><br />L.C DemogrEthicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098083163678006912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929600955233198856.post-59496783645440682732014-01-21T03:42:42.935-08:002014-01-21T03:42:42.935-08:00I think as long as you keep your social media page...I think as long as you keep your social media pages set to private then you can not offend anyone. If you then make offensive comments it is within the people you want to see them, who will probably share the same thoughts as yourself. <br /><br />Although I think you should probably be careful of what you post online anyway as it will always find a way of reappearing in your present and once it's online, it normally stays there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929600955233198856.post-27458711954250366382014-01-17T07:23:44.553-08:002014-01-17T07:23:44.553-08:00Hi Lucy, thanks for taking your time to share your...Hi Lucy, thanks for taking your time to share your views on this issue. Social media has definitely opened up a way for 'twitter trolls' to strike and needs to find a way to regulate this unacceptable form of abuse. I agree that it needs to be based on individual cases (like the 18 year old boy), however, thinking of the time scale of reading each post and deciding if the person is joking or not will be an up hill battle. Let's hope one day they will sort it out for good though! <br />L.C DemogrEthicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098083163678006912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929600955233198856.post-33158775889048848532014-01-17T05:40:18.419-08:002014-01-17T05:40:18.419-08:00Ultimately, everyone is responsible for what they ...Ultimately, everyone is responsible for what they do and say, whether or not it is the internet, and so should not be surprised if they are held accountable for it. Social media platforms should do more to regulate things which are said on the internet, but individual cases should be judged on their individual circumstances, especially taking into account intent to avoid situations such as the one of the 18 year old boy you mentioned. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814858778843572790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929600955233198856.post-62334067591620292262014-01-14T10:50:14.397-08:002014-01-14T10:50:14.397-08:00Hi Emmalouise, thank you for your comment and your...Hi Emmalouise, thank you for your comment and your perspective on the issue. I agree it is your own personal page where you should be allowed to share your thoughts and opinions. However, should people still be aware of what they are saying and perhaps put some privacy controls in place if they are making inappropriate comments to stop them being take out of context. <br />In regards to your mention of the ability to become an anonymous source online, do you think this may encourage 'trolling' and cyber bullying, so should networks be regulated to the extent where everyone's online presence is set to private to avoid these 'trolls' and protect the safety of vulnerable children? <br /><br />I definitely agree that more needs to be done to educate people, to show although they appear to be safe typing hurtful comments at home that they still could be breaking the law or contributing to cyberbullying and they can be traced. It is a problem and one which needs a lot more to be done until it is solved. <br />DemogrEthicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098083163678006912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929600955233198856.post-30077765740555301432014-01-13T08:46:39.674-08:002014-01-13T08:46:39.674-08:00I can see both sides here. Of course, your social ...I can see both sides here. Of course, your social networking profile is your own and it is a place where your opinions and views on certain subjects are encouraged. The fact it is your profile means you should be able to write whatever you like and if you are a person of good morals this would never cause you a problem or offence to anyone else. Sometimes because of the 'online' element of social networks and the fact you can easily be 'anonymous' people take their freedom of speech too far. I think the regulation of social networks needs to be improved (despite the anecdote you tell about the 18 year old). Too many people post such threatening comments (or disrespectful eg on a memorial page for someone who has died) thinking they can get away with it. More needs to be done to show these people that even though their threats etc are online, it doesn't mean they are above the law. I think this is partly down to the sites themselves but also the users of the sites, reporting comments which are threatening or could cause offence (eg racist remarks). This is not something which one particular suggesting will solve, but it will involve a lot of different people working together to make sure sites are regulated to an extent where comments which need to be removed, can be done so easily.emmalouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16548673142405492599noreply@blogger.com