Think before you click
My Third Quarter Periodic Test
We are all slaves to the Internet, submitting to our desires of communicating online, reading, stalking, posting and etc. The place where everything becomes a part of your life with a click. Post a picture, voice out your opinion, sharing valuable/invaluable data and other Millennial things, this is just a normal day for an average person. This place affects and infects people with information that some may not be even true or reliable yet it spreads like wildfire or better yet like an epidemic.
One prominent figure in the Philippines is our very own President Duterte himself, he is very prone to using profane language that some may find not proper for his image. Though he does not use social media for his personal use, his image has already been famously known for his indecency that circulates the internet which results in people to spread fake news or exaggerate information to ruin people’s prospect view on him. This may seem simple, however injecting gossips or rumors without a solid base can make people do unnecessary actions which will cause a chain of damaging effects to our country.
When we exercise our freedom of speech, we no longer do it in a humane manner but outside our proper behavior that trespasses certain laws that could include cyberbullying or harassment. Jose Rizal famously said “A pen is mightier than a sword” we take up our words to fight for what? self-interests? to cause someone harm? This right is no longer “right.” We should be mindful of our actions before we publish it publicly.
Social media is a tool for communication, not destruction. We have indeed misused its purpose to an extent of self-harm and harm to the community. Be cautious of your actions online, do not make a decision that seeks to destroy. Spread information not to hate, discriminate and intimidate.
