Laws, Policies and Ethics
As soon as you set up a social media platform of any kind you are signing away your privacy. Some of the things you need to use in order to create a profile are things like your birthday, your first and last name, and a profile picture. Already a complete stranger has that information about you. Often people will even describe in their profile biographies how many children they have, who they are married to or dating, what school they attend, how old they are and where they live. That is a lot of information you are allowing almost anyone in the world to see.
Of course, having social media platforms can help groups and communities connect and unite close together. For instance, I stay connected and updated with my social media class that meets once a week. We are connected in a group on Facebook. This is where we share class assignments, some discussions, and we are able to ask our professor and classmates questions. It is very convenient for running and staying updated with a class. When I was younger, my church youth group also created a group on Facebook so that all the young women in the group were being kept updated with activities. This was a place we could share pictures of the activities for girls who couldn't make it or for parents who weren't there to see it. Social media platforms have been extremely useful in these cases but is our privacy completely keeping us safe?
A few policies that regard social media, and that were set by our past president Obama, are that the platforms be used responsibly, a business must be granted approval to use social media, not all the bureau information needs to be public and is encouraged to be kept private, and when employees are using social media for personal use they need to be ethical. These are just naming a few of the policies that have been set for social media platforms out there. There are so many rules and laws and policies when it comes to social media. As social media platforms are growing and expanding, the laws and policies for them will need to grow and expand and change with them to keep companies and the public safe.
Of course, having social media platforms can help groups and communities connect and unite close together. For instance, I stay connected and updated with my social media class that meets once a week. We are connected in a group on Facebook. This is where we share class assignments, some discussions, and we are able to ask our professor and classmates questions. It is very convenient for running and staying updated with a class. When I was younger, my church youth group also created a group on Facebook so that all the young women in the group were being kept updated with activities. This was a place we could share pictures of the activities for girls who couldn't make it or for parents who weren't there to see it. Social media platforms have been extremely useful in these cases but is our privacy completely keeping us safe?
A few policies that regard social media, and that were set by our past president Obama, are that the platforms be used responsibly, a business must be granted approval to use social media, not all the bureau information needs to be public and is encouraged to be kept private, and when employees are using social media for personal use they need to be ethical. These are just naming a few of the policies that have been set for social media platforms out there. There are so many rules and laws and policies when it comes to social media. As social media platforms are growing and expanding, the laws and policies for them will need to grow and expand and change with them to keep companies and the public safe.
Great job! I liked how you used the Facebook group page as an example. It is definitely something to think about.
ReplyDeleteI liked that you included the fact that by creating bios for different social media we often give away a lot of personal information. That is definitely something that more people should be cautious about!
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