Twitter is a popular social network that is used to allow to
express how we feel in 140 characters, present our lives through pictures, or
post things we find amusing, which can be seen by other users. As a user I can
say that it is pretty enjoyable posting messages about what is happening (also
known as tweets) or reading the tweets of others. Throughout my
experiences on twitter I have I have witnessed many situations in which people
try to be cool or funny by tweeting insulting things. These situations have
occurred when mean tweets are directed to celebrities, making fun of their appearance
or the way they act because they think that their insulting tweet is funny.
I have also observed the amount of mean tweets arising when there was a
snow storm and schools were still open. Many mean tweets were directed to
schools and school boards for keeping the school open and I think that's
nonsense. So why do people do this even though they know it is wrong?
People tend to abuse twitter although they
know what they are doing is wrong because they feel as if no one
"important" can see it, only their followers. They do this to
entertain their followers and become someone big on a social network.
Twitter users find it easier to say it behind the screen rather than
saying it to their face because they know the worst the victim can do is fight
back on screen and not physically hurt them. It's just like cyber
bullying! We cyber bully because we feel as if we are stronger and can be
anyone we want on screen since no one can hurt us. Obviously they are too
scared to say it in person for a reason, because they know it is too offensive!
If they know it is offensive then it is dumb thinking that it is right for them
doing it behind a screen.
The creator of Twitter had no intentions
for Twitter to be this way. Twitter is supposed to be used in a positive
and fun manner. In my opinion I think that our behavior is disappointing and
I believe we cannot really change this growing trend of tweets. If we were to
stop people they would find different ways to express themselves. I
believe that this problem will not go away, it is just too big of a problem
that is trending and it will get bigger. There should not be laws nor should
twitter be governed because twitter is used to tweet freely, if there were laws
people would think the purpose of twitter would be defeated and less people
would go on twitter and find a different social network to express themselves.
So instead we should ignore this issue it will bother us less and show people
who tweet negatively that it is not entertaining and just rude.
I agree that this problem is a huge one that cannot be contained, however I think that there should be limits on the types of tweets or pictures that are posted, as I seem some very insulting comments posted throughout the website. Although there is no way to create a complete stop to the problem, I do believe there are ways that the problem can be reduced throughout social media. Bullying is never okay, whether it is towards classmates or celebrities, negative tweets must be controlled. It is clear that Twitter is a platform used for people to freely express their opinions, but when a person's opinion is hurting or insulting another, that is when you know things have gone too far. This issue cannot be ignored due to the fact that it is reoccurring and can often result in the harming of a person. I do agree that this is a major issue, but even it seems impossible, it needs to be dealt with
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