For people using social media, it isn't uncommon for them to receive hate comments, or violent threats online. Sadly, it happens a lot and receivers of these threats usually don't report them. For one of the debates that I can choose, I chose "How to Crack Down Social Media Threats", because as a social media user myself, I wanted to know what others' opinions were on this topic.
This topic isn't discussed as much as it should be. It is often undermined and isn't taken as seriously. This is a huge issue, yet no one wants to figure out ways to solve it. People that receive these threats online have their lives impacted greatly. Actions are needed to be taken in order to help solve this issue.
I agree with Justin Erlich's article, "We Need Better Coordination Between Victims, Police, and Tech to Combat Online Threats", because his views on this issue are very similar to mine. He believes that people that send these violent messages to others online should be punished to the full extent. He suggests in his article that the victims, law enforcement, and tech platforms should work together in order to solve this problem. I fully agree with his ideas on this issue.
-Jasmine Sohal
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ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with your point that threats on social media are very much a real thing and aver definitely overlooked. No one really wants to bring up the sensitive topic of "how far is too far" when in comes to threats on social media because I think a lot of people are guilty of going too far themselves.
ReplyDeleteNow I am not saying that everyone is going on social media sending death threats or telling people to kill themselves, however, I think a lot of people are hiding behind their screens saying something into a group chat or on a private page that they would never say to anyone's face. And that is not ok; but no one wants to bring up the topic or do anything to stop it.
-Kayla Abdur-Rahim
You are completely right, social media threats have become greater than before, and is now a huge problem. I feel like the authorities should all work together to bring all the online threats to an end. When a person receives these threats it affects their whole life, and they begin to live in fear.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the online bullies should be punished. However I do not think that all should be punished to the full extent (what would that even be?). Yes some people just use social media to bully others however should they be punished as much as someone threatening to kill another person? I don't think so, yes cyberbullying is a big issue but would be very hard to catch every single cyber bully and punish them. If threats are really bothering a person then that is when they should make the decision to report them. We can not count on the authorities to report and punish every cyber bully.
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ReplyDeleteI disagree with how large of an issue you’re projecting social media threats to be. While threats are common, I think the solution is in the hands of the social media user rather than law enforcement. Pretty much all of the biggest social media sites give you the option to only interact with people that you give access to which heavily reduces the ability of anonymous users to comment hate on your page.
ReplyDeleteFurthermore, it would be almost impossible for anonymous users to be punished given how accessible identity masking tools (VPNs) are making the one of the only realistic penalties a ban on their account. The problem with bans and other virtual punishments is that there are always ways around them meaning that someone can create a new account relatively easily and regain the ability to comment hate/threats if they are committed. It is nearly impossible to stop hateful comments on sites that give people the ability to post whatever they want and create accounts whenever they want, and getting the law enforcement involved will likely be ineffective.
I strongly agree with you. Many people had deleted social media apps or even hurt them selves because people cyber bully them online. Many people just feel bad about them selves and just want to take it out on others. I believe something should be done by this because the people that be sending threats still have social media on there phone. Social media was created to meet new people or get back in touch with family members. Not to make others feel bad about themselves. They should make the law of cyber bullying more strict so people can stop doing it.
ReplyDeleteI agree that threats on social media aren't discussed as much as they should be. They honestly should though, otherwise these victims are going to feel more isolated than they already might feel. I also agree that these situations aren’t taken seriously. I sense that people often believe that things online can’t affect people in real life, I mean it’s just a screen what damage could one little comment do? Be that as it may, I don’t think that people can understand the emotional strain these comments some unless they’ve dealt with it themselves.
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