Social Networks & Privacy
The Internet has for a considerable significant period been the true test of ‘freedom of speech.’ But at what price to large numbers of innocent individuals? Frequently famous personalities are the objects of Internet video stings that are quickly broadcast across the world by method of Internet services like YouTube, whose links are effortlessly promoted on social network profiles such as MySpace and Facebook. But just as frequently, famous public figures are made by the uploading of embarrassing videos of everyday individuals, which are then electronically disseminated and posted and thus transmitted like wildfire to each end of the world. The notoriety which comes from lots of these videos or pictures being spread so effortlessly can be mortifying to the personalities who are exploited by their being passed around. But who is to be called to account? an individual can’t be held to the responsible simply for forwarding an email or posting a public link to their Facebook profile.
The Internet and social networking sites are merely a more with the times medium by means of which the spread of information has been made more accessible. As luck would have it, or fortunately, making every citizen with access to a computer a qualified journalist with the ability to reach large numbers of audiences the world over. So it is not the social networks that are responsible for this betrayal of personal rights, but society itself. Social culture thrives on the spread of gossip and information sharing. As long as you are not the subject, you have no problems passing on that humiliating video of a poor kid dancing around his room making believe to be a resistance fighter from Star Wars (The boy is currently under psychiatric care and has left school, on the off chance that you were wondering). Websites such as TMZ.com survive only because of human longing for tabloid garbage and celebrity gossip.
Similarly, we must be aware of the Internet’s limitlessness, and the nonviability of control over its material. In this day and age, one must be aware that one’s actions could be broadcast within seconds. With digital cameras, phones with movie-making capability and immediate availability of YouTube and Facebook, your actions could be disseminated to your buddies and strangers equally well live-action. We need to revisit what is intimate and what is public, as it is no more safe to assume that all we do will stay within our control. Modern methods have a trajectory of their own, and the Internet is a typical example something that can quietly slip away from its intended use and obtain many more purposes as long as the masses encourage it.
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