- Staying honest and having respect across all platforms
- Ex be truthful about your credentials and identity
All information from around the world is shared easily
Easily abused based on how easily it can be accessed
Social media is a job and often used for advertising
Social media will only grow as time goes on
Generations may grow up irresponsible thanks to social media
- Platforms include consensual popups to ensure safety
- Browsers and extensions specifically made to fend off internet predators
- Extra authentication techniques
- Data mining is when data is collected through patterns from sources and then used to predict future trends or companies may watch your search history through surveillance
- Predators can leak the private information that they collect about you
- There are people scamming by staging a free giveaway, making people put in their address and credit card information to receive it
- A software is hacked to show adds in favor of a political party
- Cyberbullying can include harassment and blackmailing because anonymity is easy to maintain through social media
- Addiction to social media can stem from personal problem escapism or boredom, these people tend to pick up their phones whenever they are not doing anything
- Kids and teens are basing their expectations on what they see on social media (girls especially are influenced by beauty standards)
- There are many facets of the internet that include information that is easy for everyone to access
- Everyone can put information online so, whether on purpose or not, misinformation often is spread
- Accurate information can be readily available for anyone to use simply by connecting through the internet
- Misinformation on the web implies that there are some people who want to abuse social media to gain popularity or money by spreading false information
- Social media has an algorithm that can show false content anytime
- Users can find reliable news sources or look to find multiple sources that say the same thing
- Social media outlets can create a authenticity badge for channels or accounts that share only correct information and news
- People can stay in communication with each other by talking and posting about their lives on social media → relationships can often be maintained through social media
- Being preset on social media is often mistakenly substituted for real life interactions, this only creates a farther perceptions on to socialize healthily
- Being on social media may mean spending less time with family and friends, exercising, or learning
- In order to foster healthy interactions (online) having respect and empathy when communicating through social media is imperative
- A digital citizenship is one’s online persona, meaning they have an identity based on how they project themselves
- Sometimes I go down social media rabbit holes
- There is a lot of false information that I digest that doesn’t benefit me in any way
- I can limit myself time on social media more and find other sources of escapism
- Set a good example if I put myself/put content on social media
- Stay limited with my sharing
- Limiting what you share on social media can grant you privacy and safeguard your information
- Social media can be informative and be used as a tool to communicate
- Some social content may promote a healthy lifestyle but a lot of what you see is unrealistic and can cause mental health problems
- Be vigilant on social media and watch out for misinformation or scams
- Don’t base your life on it or take anything too seriously
- Have respect and kindness when expressing yourself on social media
