How do we fix the dark side of social media?
We at iThnk could quite correctly be blamed for being social-media cheerleaders (we do love this stuff), but at times things happen that mean you just can’t ignore the fact that social media has a dark side.
Recently the socialweb has been the focal point for a whole load of dark and dispicable things, but most noticeably the desecration of the Facebook memorial page for the 8yr old murder victim Trinity Leigh Bates.
Mourners set up at least two Facebook pages in tribute but reports say that moderators were forced to remove offensive and pornographic material. In the aftermath of this there has been such disgust that the Queensland premier Anna Bligh called for action from Facebook, and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he would consider creating a new online ombudsman because some activity on the web was “frankly frightening”. As a result Facebook will publically apologise.
So here comes the point of this post…
Obviously the sickos that do this sorta thing are the ones to blame but…who is responsible for putting and end to these sort of despicable actions?
What do uThnk? is it Facebook? Is it the police? Is big brother really the answer? Can Facebook actually stop this from happening? What would you do if you were Facebook?
Image sourced from Mashable‘s wonderful Social Media Crime Blotter Site