Question

1. Have you ever contributed to “social media outrage” (using your social media accounts to boost the anger about a contemporary issue by forwarding it, liking it, etc.) without stopping to think who might’ve originated the message or what the originator’s motives might’ve been?

Answer 1

Solution:

No, I have not contributed to the Social Media Outrage any time in my entire span of using social media. With the social media, there is always the risk of authenticity of the information floated and hence it becomes crucial for the users of social media to validate the information that is widely circulated on the social media. One should accept the information on social media only when you have validated the information on some of the credible sources on the internet. This allows to carefully monitor and analyze the social media before participating in the social media outrage.

The intent behind the viral posts on social media cannot be determined by a normal user because the origin of such information is hard to find for a normal user. Since, the content on social media is posted by users only and the authenticity of such information can be questionable without appropriate source or credibility hence it is advised to make sure the information on social media is validated by a credible source than blindly being a part of social media outrage and helping the intents of the person engaging in creating such outrage.