I realize
that several people have trouble commenting on the blog. I have been made aware
of that fare to many of our Norwegian readers struggle with sharing their
thoughts on our blog. Obviously that’s not acceptable. I have emailed “blogger”
and asked about this, and will get back to you on this as soon as I hear
anything.
To be able
to make a comment on this blog you need to identify yourself with one of the
recommended profiles. If any you readers know how to do this if none of the
suggested profiles fit, please let us know!
This week I
want to touch upon a slightly different aspect of the social media jungle.
All this
fuss about sharing comments has made me think a little about this relatively
new concept of discussion, and sharing both positive and negative feedback
online. Not only has it changed the way people communicate with people, it has
also change the content of what we choose and allow ourselves to say about and
to other people.
Online
bullying is an increasing problem. By allowing people to anonymously say whatever
they feel like, fare too many seam to lose their sense of courtesy, and often
the general idea of common sense along with it. We live in
a country with the right to say what we want. And the internet is a great tool
reinforcing and assuring these rights. Clearly some subjects are easier to talk
about online if you don’t need to identify yourself. However keeping in mind
the negative sides of this, is it a human right to do this anonymously? Additionally
it’s important to point out that the internet is crawling with fake profiles
and false personalities, because there is not many ways of controlling and verifying
information.
I just want
to throw the question out there; is this something we should be concerned about?
How important is good online ethics to you?
Writing this
blog post I remembered this really sad story about
a girl that committed suicide after recording this video, from a couple of months back. Many
of you probably recognize it after it went viral on many social networks. If
you haven’t seen it or don’t remember it, I strongly recommend taking a look.
- Løve Lise
Interesting post. You raise a good point. Cyber bullying is becoming a major problem. There are now websites that can help to monitor your online personality. But of course that is only after the damage is done to a person. I believe education at an early age has to address these issues. And it's a problem that society in general have to address.
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