Dramatic socioeconomic and political changes in Arab
peninsula and some provocations in Europe and America have been largely
attributed to social media access and utilization. Affected countries included
Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain, and Morocco, and continues to threaten other
areas of the globe.
The contribution of social media then and in the
future is, however, debatable, as there can be no way a smaller number of users
could reach out to the rest of the country to cause uprising. Besides, before
the visionary introduction of social media, a number of fundamental
socioeconomic and political changes took place and societies registered reforms
they had for long anticipated. Despite those doubts, it is still notable that with
critical socioeconomic and political concerns in place to justify need for
change or reforms, moreover at a ripe stage, when the need is widespread and
strong, social media works by complimenting are media to spread the justifying
message for change, trigger action for change, and ultimately cause a
fundamental change.
Social media is good, but can have devastating
consequences to the user is no effective ethical considerations are considered.
It could easily cause mayhem, where its use is to spread negative sentiments
and to promote violence. Effective use
of social media must thus have values for and timing of its use.
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