Social Media

Social Media: Engaging the Unknown

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I’ve changed, somewhat, who I follow on social media, specifically Twitter. I’ve come to the acknowledgment of myself that I follow too many partisans and what I’d like to use Twitter for is to actually learn something that may be beneficial. I like to learn, to have to actually think about a topic I may never have considered before, instead of blindly accepting a view that I had always accepted as true, to have another person, someone that has an expertise in whatever field, challenge me to consider a different point of view that’s based on facts, determined by research in that same field.

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Is Social Media Presence a Civil Right?

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So now it seems a person may be permanently banned by social media, in this case, Facebook, for just appearing in a video with someone deemed  undesirable. That’s not going to work very well for journalists, is it as they are always interviewing, sometimes on camera, people that many people may despise because of their views on a number of topics. Oh, wait! No, they won’t ban these journalists as their ideological positions fit within what Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms view as acceptable. I’ve written numerous times about social media censoring and have stated outright that these are private companies and have ban whoever they want. After a lot of thought and conversation with other people I know and trust, I think that position is simplistic.

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Think Before You Retweet, or Re-Post.

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There are times when I log into social media, Twitter specifically, and scroll through my timeline that I see tweets that I think can’t possibly be real. By real I mean that it’s either fake news or some sort of joke/parody account. Of course parody accounts are usually self-described as just that, others that promote what turns out to be fake or incorrect information, seem to be less noticeable and some of those tweets will go viral in a short time without anyone  bothering to verify the content before retweeting (remember the Covington Catholic School debacle a few months ago?). So, I attempt to not retweet those that aren’t verifiable from more than one trusted source.

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Ignoring Social Media Grifters

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Sometimes, on social media, we don’t exactly know who our friends are and who’s just looking to gain some semblance of relevance.  Of course, that person may begin by seeming to attack something said, or something they know about the other person, only to come back and back down, slightly, by saying that they actually like the person they just made a horrible comment towards. some people may tend to believe that  this person doesn’t understand and of course is willing to continue a dialogue. This is probably not a good idea. That person is only looking for a moment that would raise their social standing among their sycophants.

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Social Media is Ignoring Their Userbase

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Are social media platforms publishers or common carriers? It’s an important distinction and it’s becoming an important question that needs to be answered by those corporations that have become monopolies in their distinct areas. We can all name them: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube are among the largest and seem to have a lot of discretion over what is seen or read on their various platforms. Unfortunately, the basic question has risen to the level of government asking the same question and the end result may not be something that the general public may appreciate.

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