Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Dangers of Using Twitter
From my first post, I said that Twitter is important to all of us as it updates us on the latest buzz. However what some people don't realise are the dangers of using Twitter. Firstly, we share a lot of information through Twitter. Just like in Facebook, the information we share with other people can still be viewed by others although we have privatised the information as there is no 100% chance that the information is completely private. Even when I use Twitter or Facebook, I don't share any personal information with anyone although they are my friends. Secondly, we don't know of any hidden costs when we use Twitter. Even if Twitter asks us to create an account with them and they say its free, we should actually think twice before creating the account. Thirdly, according to a University of Southern California study, streams of information provided by Twitter are too fast for our brain's "Moral Compass" to process and can actually harm young people's moral development. The information may be inappropriate for them and cause them to think negatively about things like for example, religious views. Lastly, people can actually be cyberbullied by others if we are not careful or if people think we are potential victims especially underaged people. If we indicate our age or where we live, people who have personal vendettas or simply want to stalk us, can do so. We are actually exposing ourselves to the cyberworld.
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