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I don’t know comment, or else happened to what would have
It’s also our mental health. little more time we become a way we use responsibl­e in the media. and react to social need to On social media, people have their filter on. Sometimes, must we all go wrong, but we learn accept our mistake and much from it. I don’t know how help, making more laws would because this is like a neverendin­g debate, as the whole being point of social media is freely. able to express yourself t o Also, what might be offensive to one might not be offensive making another. So one way of is things better on social media your being responsibl­e with words. Take your time before to you say, believe or react something on social media.
Social media gives you a lot of power, but that doesn’t mean you can abuse that power to suit your agenda. In the last one year, the social media space has become dark and disturbing. We should have stricter laws to control those unnecessar­y trolls, abuses and threats. But how much can you manage them? How many can you punish? Some people abuse for fun, to get attention or have some personal vendetta. And most of these accounts are fake. So more than anything else, I think we all need to self-censor and give these trolls no attention.
Freedom of speech and expression doesn’t give one the license to harass or abuse anyone on social media, those who do must face legal consequenc­es. I’m happy that we have the options of blocking and
People who say bad things about you are definitely not happy in their own lives, so it’s better to ignore these trolls. I feel, apart from all the blocking, reporting and restrictin­g comments options that we have on social media, we should have laws and punishment that might instil some sense and fear into the minds of these trolls. Learn to be responsibl­e and self-censor. No one has the right to disturb someone else’s mental peace. reporting on various platforms, and they are doing enough to control this toxicity. We need to understand that by saying bad things, we are just hurting someone, so what’s the point? It takes nothing to be compassion­ate towards each other.
External laws are of course necessary to keep a check every time someone goes wrong or else some people will continue to misuse their freedom of speech and expression on social media. But more than that, we should be responsibl­e about our choice of words and our thoughts that we put out online. We need to be conscious and cautious. Mental health concerns are real and we should be kind towards each other.
it or not, this Whether you like easily. isn’t going to stop to teach Somewhere, we need so I do feel these trolls a lesson, laws we should have stringent we to tackle them. Thankfully, section, can restrict comments crass block and report every I don’t know comment, or else happened to what would have It’s also our mental health. little more time we become a way we use responsibl­e in the media. and react to social need to On social media, people have their filter on. Sometimes, must we all go wrong, but we learn accept our mistake and much from it. I don’t know how help, making more laws would because this is like a neverendin­g debate, as the whole being point of social media is freely. able to express yourself t o Also, what might be offensive to one might not be offensive making another. So one way of is things better on social media your being responsibl­e with words. Take your time before to you say, believe or react something on social media. Social media gives you a lot of power, but that doesn’t mean you can abuse that power to suit your agenda. In the last one year, the social media space has become dark and disturbing. We should have stricter laws to control those unnecessar­y trolls, abuses and threats. But how much can you manage them? How many can you punish? Some people abuse for fun, to get attention or have some personal vendetta. And most of these accounts are fake. So more than anything else, I think we all need to self-censor and give these trolls no attention. Freedom of speech and expression doesn’t give one the license to harass or abuse anyone on social media, those who do must face legal consequenc­es. I’m happy that we have the options of blocking and People who say bad things about you are definitely not happy in their own lives, so it’s better to ignore these trolls. I feel, apart from all the blocking, reporting and restrictin­g comments options that we have on social media, we should have laws and punishment that might instil some sense and fear into the minds of these trolls. Learn to be responsibl­e and self-censor. No one has the right to disturb someone else’s mental peace. reporting on various platforms, and they are doing enough to control this toxicity. We need to understand that by saying bad things, we are just hurting someone, so what’s the point? It takes nothing to be compassion­ate towards each other. External laws are of course necessary to keep a check every time someone goes wrong or else some people will continue to misuse their freedom of speech and expression on social media. But more than that, we should be responsibl­e about our choice of words and our thoughts that we put out online. We need to be conscious and cautious. Mental health concerns are real and we should be kind towards each other.
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