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Online, there is nothing about me. If you look me up there is only a picture my friend posted of me when I just woke up. It is a very visually appealing photograph. Based on my appearance, people will probably perceive me as a person, at age 12 waking up or someone that is mad. I consider whether my picture is something that I would want people to see and if what I’m about to post is appropriate based on the rules of the internet. The pros of posting online is you can see what people think. Another pro is you get to interact with different people that you can get to know. The cons if you post publicly and put  on your location a lot of people can see your location. Another con is depending on what you post you may not be able to get a good job. Lack of control has an impact on our lives because when people start to post without being able to stop, they tend to post things that can get them into trouble in the long run. Permanence and Immediacy impacts our lives because once we post something, even if we immediately take it off, in a matter of seconds that post has been reposted, shared, screenshots, etc. My thought on background checks are that they are relevant and important because if someone isn’t checked we may have someone that is racist or could be a criminal. Free speech is the ability to say whatever you want without someone saying no that is wrong and you can get arrested. Free speech does not cover defamation, fighting words, and slander and other negative phrases. An internet troll is someone who purposely tries to ruin conversations, upset people and starts arguments. We can stop trolling by not feeding into what they are doing and just not listen because they eventually will stop because no one is listening. A con is it can always trace back to you and another con is your location could still be on. A pro is sometimes people won’t be able to know who you are and another pro is you won’t feel pressured that people will find you. Three tips I have for online safety is: Post with location off, Disregard internet trolls, and post responsibly.

For me I only want to be online if I’m being recruited or doing something. But I’m only online due to my Instagram account. But other than that I’m not online. But if people were to see me online or on my Instagram they would see that I love basketball and I am intelligent and know what I want to have in my life. But enough about me this is a guide for you and how to survive in the social media world.

Pros and Cons of sharing online

Pros

• You can share fun information to your friends

• You can let anyone know how you're feeling

• You can get advice/help

• You can save lives if you need to

• You can raise awareness

Cons

• Anyone can find you

• People can hack into your account

• People can stalk you

• You can lose vital information

• You can lose your job if you post something inappropriate

How this can happenen  

You have no control of where your post goes. People can screenshot and share your post to who ever they want. Your employer can find out your account and see what you're up to. Also a big thing now is memes. Someone can meme you're post and it can go viral. Like Kyra Pringle. She was a little two year old that had a genetic disorder. So her mom posted a birthday picture online not knowing that it was going to be photoshopped memed and made fun of. So be careful with your posts. People who do this are called internet trolls. Internet trolls are people who start arguments when the post upsetting things just to get attention from people. You can easily stop internet trolling by not responding. Their goal is to get a response. So don’t pay them any mind.

Another thing is not everyone wants to know every aspect of your life. Like “ I just finished going to the bathroom. Now I’m going to pick up my kids.” Also another big thing is that if you comment or post  something rude, disrespectful, or racist you're employer can fire you for that. Or they may not even hire you if you didn’t get the job yet. You might think that's crazy but they have the right to do it. Would you want someone that is racist and discriminates minorities to be a police officer. I didn’t think so. So I think it’s a good thing that jobs do social media background checks.

So in conclusion these are my three tips to not get into trouble online:

1. Don’t respond to internet trolls

2. Don't post or like inappropriate content online

3. Don’t post every little aspect of your life

When I get online I appear as a basketball player, chef, and also a good big brother to my little sister.

I think that they think that i’m nice because i do not post anything offensive about anybody online

and I do not post anybody else online unless it’s for a shoutout.

Before I post online I consider the fact that I have some followers that I do not know so I have to be careful about what I post because some people can steal my Information.

Some pros and cons about posting online are do not post anything you have online because some people might try to find out where you live and then try to break into your house to steal your items.

Lack of control online can turn your life around because there are so many things that people can do to you online like try to expose you and then try to embarrass.

I think that social media is a good thing because it is a way for people to stay in touch if you have a family member that lives far away or if you have a friend that lives far away.

Free speech is a way for you to speak your mind on social media but it is only safe if you put your social media page on private instead of public because if it is on public then people can read your thoughts.

A internet troll is someone that judges you on some of the pictures that you post and they make rude comments on the photo that you post.

The goals of internet trolls are they want to make the person who posted the picture feel bad about themselves.

We can stop trolling by blocking the people that have made you feel down or you can ignore the troll.

The pros and cons of posting anonymously are people can make rude comments to you or they can make memes about that person.

1. be careful about what you post

2. do not let internet trolls get to you

3. be yourself and do not worry about anyone else

Online I appear as a whole different person, I’m very quiet, and pretty much the same as how I act in public. When people look at me based on my appearance they would think I’m a delinquent or a trouble maker. When posting I think about what I say and I make sure people understand what I post or say and make sure that they don’t misunderstood, and that nobody would be offended. The pros is that you can control what you post and the cons is that whatever you post may spread like a wildfire depending on what you say. Lack of control, permanence and immediacy impacted our lives because people will look at what you post, and you can’t control what you post because people can just keep sharing passing it on from person to person, and permanence is affecting our lives (not just online, also our personal live) because people just look at that and assume you are this and this because you post this and this. My thoughts on a social media background checks by potential employers, well I’m against that because it’s a breach of privacy, and people judge quickly on what the person is like when they see a certain post, but I can’t complain because it’s maybe a job that I want. Free speech is basically the right to say whatever you want, but this power have some limits, things like profanity, fight words, and words that is used to degrade someone is not protected by law. An internet troll is someone who enjoys seeing people mad, basically they make someone mad and trying to get their angers out. Well we can stop trolling by making a website that have programs that type some random discussion and the program can be programmed to respond to what the trolls is saying so they wouldn’t bother an actual person. Pros of posting anonymously is that no one would know that you are the poster if you wanna post without anyone knowing who you are, and the con is that it’s difficult to identify the person who post certain posts.

tips

1. Think before posting.

2. Comment without offending or use words to degrade.

Online I am kind of anonymous so to speak. You may find facebook accounts and instagram account none of which lead back to me.

They just look at me and they most likely just look at me as an average kid who likes average kid stuff.

I don’t honestly post much and when I do it is mostly family stuff so I don’t consider much to be quite honest.

A con of sharing online is one their is many ways to track where you are and where you took that picture. Another con is people will sometimes create bad opinions about you just based on the posts you create.

They all have an impact on our online lives and everyday lives because what we post online defines us to most people. Also what you post on the internet is ALWAYS on the internet.

I feel that social media background checks are not a problem. The reason behind that is because everyone should be smart enough to make a work or public account and a personal one as well.

Free speech to me is the right to be able to publically post and/or say anything that we please such as opinions and not be punished for it.

An internet troll is a person that will comment anything that they can to make you made. Or anything to make you angry sad. They feel that they can control whatever you think. They think they can get any emotion out of you and most of the time they can. The goals of internet trolls are to get anything they want out of you. Make you feel bad. Or maybe even a friendly troll might make you laugh or giggle. We will never be able to stop trolling. There will always be a person who will get through anything. The best advice is to ignore them and monitor your comments.

The pro’s is you are completely unknown you are not traceable. The cons are that you might only have a certain amount of friends irl and online.

My three tips to anyone using social media is one don’t always expect every comment to be good. Two make yourself private and only accept people you know and trust. Three don’t post anything without fully knowing all of the possible outcomes.

Online I am perceived as a “ghost” a lot of people tell me that because I post on occasion and almost NEVER like/comment on peoples posts.”Tbh hi anisa u cool u funny  but show love and return a tbh” says one of my followers.  People as far as I’m concerned don’t give me any bad feedback as far as my twitter,instagram, vine, Snapchat,etc. On some social media people will send me direct messages about how I’m funny.

Online I am a young lady who posts things that I feel others should know about. I feel that I appear as a teenager who doesn’t post media of inappropriate things I’m very positive. People perceive me as a  positive teenager who doesn’t interact with negativity. When I post I think about who will see this and how will it affect them or myself. Also is this a positive representation of myself.The pros of social media  is sharing the good and fun things that happen in my life and promote positive things in the world. The cons are that any/every person alive has access to it. With the proper equipment someone could easily stalk me.

Permanence,and Immediacy can impact lives because involving yourself in these things could instantly change your reputation. I feel that if you are going to pursue a professional career the first thing you need to do is think about how you show yourself online . So with that being said employers can/should do social media checks because if you feel as if you should do inappropriate things and share to the world then your purpose of having your name linked to my company is out the door. Free Speech is being able to say whatever it is you feel without causing negativity to others/yourself.

Internet trolls are people that post negative,rude,and inappropriate comments for attention. They lie, exaggerate, and offend others often. Their goals are to post comments to start a negative conversation and upset people.Trolling can be stopped by reporting them to the officials of that social media site. Or just simply ignore them they are not worth inserting your anger when they still will remain anonymous. The Pros is that nobody will know who you are unless you have the urge to search that deep into the name. The cons are you can be reported to officials and tell them and then the police can become apart of the situation and search your I.P Address, etc.

Tips to Survive Social Media

• Post Positive things that make you and others happy.

• If you wouldn’t do it in front of your God don’t do it.

• Think before you post.

Online I appear as someone who runs track for Ballistic Response Athletics. My business or my social life isn’t on there so you wouldn’t know much about me. When people see me on the internet they would perceive me to be younger and slower than I really am because my track information hasn’t been updated.

People love to share stuff online including myself. But when we share stuff we forget to realize that all the followers we have or friends on social media are viewing our post. So we have to watch out for what we post because we don’t know what they could do with our post. But sometimes when people repost stuff on the internet it may be a good thing. So say if you created a funny video that someone thought was funny and they repost it, and others repost it as well. If people keep reposting and liking the video you may become famous off of just doing that.

Sometimes we have a lack of control when we are online and we fail to realize who is viewing our post. So say if you’re applying for a job and your boss wants to check your social media. What are you going to do when he/she finds something inappropriate on there? Which wouldn’t be wrong for them to do since they are trying to get a bigger view on you. So to see how you are when your not on duty.

On the internet we all have entitlement to freedom of speech. But when it comes to trolling we need to learn how to stop and think about the other person. Trolling is when someone takes a picture of someone and creates a meme to make the picture funny. Also it’s when someone posts something and you rudely comment or do something to make them feel bad aboit themselves. We can stop trolling by not reposting the “funny” memes. People think because they post anonymously that its okay. When you post anonymously, of course nobody knows that you didn’t make it but if someone finds out you did it you can end up in some big trouble.

• DO NOT TROLL

• BE MATURE

• BE CAUTIOUS

            Social Media Survival Guide

Online i really don't appear except for one photo. So online I am almost anmous.

I think people would perceive me as a latin-american teenager. Who lives in philadelphia.

I honestly do not post a lot. I mainly just share things on Facebook.

Some pros are that you can get praised for doing good deeds. But you can also get criticized for things you post. And there are lots of argument that start online.

The lack of control is a real bad thing about the internet because something that's supposed to be good can be interpreted wrong.

I believe social media background checks are a good way to determine if someone is good for the job. But they also do need to do more thourgh things like police record and etc.

Really free speech doesn't exist online because anything could be taken wrong. And some of things that are protected are political posts. ANd things that are not protected are terroristic pages.

An internet troll is when someone makes front of somebody online.

Lots of internet trollers goals are to get people mad and start arguments.

We can stop trolling by blocking people who troll. And websites can block users who troll.

Some pros posting anonymously are that nobody know that you did it. But a con is that if it gets big you will not get any recognition for it.

Social-Media survival guide

If you search my name, you will not see me online. I will be telling you about how to survive on social media. I do not appear on social media, therefore people cannot perceive me. I guess you can say, I do not exist. I don’t post anything online. I don’t recommend sharing things online. There are pros and cons to sharing online.

Pros:

• You might have something funny and want to send it to someone else

• You could go viral (in a good way)

Cons:

• What you send might be inappropriate and they could send it to a million different people and then everyone could see it. You would be publically humiliated.

• It could go viral (in a bad way)

Lack of control, permanence, and immediacy have a large impact on our lives. Permanence is in the internet. Once you post something, anyone could repost immediately, then you have no control over what goes on with the post. That’s the lack of control on the internet and the immediacy.

My thoughts on social media background checks for people applying to jobs is it doesn’t make sense to me. Whatever you do in your free time has nothing to do with what you do at work. So what you can smell like cigarettes or weed. Or you’re an  alcoholic, you do those things on you’re free time to have fun or release stress. If you didn’t want to lose your job for doing drugs or drinking, you wouldn’t apply for the job in the first place.

I am now going to discuss “free speech”. What is this free speech that you ask? It’s the right to speak your mind and give you 2 cents on what you think about whatever. But people take this “free speech” thing too far. When people start degrading people for how they look or how they speak is when it’s not free speech. After that point it’s just the hatred of yourself and not the person you make feel bad. Certain things are protected like telling someone to kill themselves. That gives you serious consequences. You go to jail and will get charged for I think murder. But things like racism, segregation, and bullying doesn’t seem to get noticed.

An internet troll is someone who just hates on people for no reason at all. They start arguments under videos on youtube just to watch the arguments for their enjoyment. They say things like under random videos saying “Justin Bieber is soooo much better than 1D.” I just sit and wonder why… just why would you do something like that. Their goals are to see people angry and argue so they can be happy because deep down inside, they are dead. We can stop trolling by not feeding into their nonsense. They are like a fire-if you stop feeding them air, they’ll die.

Let’s switch gears for a moment. Many people post anonymously online. Let’s see the Pros and Cons of this situation:

Pros:

• You post things that you don't think twice about, start a debate but they don't really know who you are so they can’t really kill you for saying something that you weren't thinking about the consequences for.

• People don’t really know who you are, or what you look like, they just like your content.

Cons:

• You might post something really inspirational, people like it, you could get famous, but nobody knows who you are so you can’t take the credit. Soon everyone else will be posting or saying it so much where it doesn’t matter.

Tips to survive social media:

• Don’t post any inappropriate content that could ruin your future

• Don’t be an internet troll

• Be positive

Social Media Survival Guide

by Samuel Igiozee

I’m fun, interesting, and respectful when I’m online. Also, I appear as person who likes to play video games, hangs out with friends, and does school work. I think might perceive me as a nerd sometimes but I’m cool with hanging around with people. I consider what content will be appropriate before posting anything online. Here are some pros for sharing anything online:

• You could brighten someone’s day by sharing a funny meme

• You could share can send fashion, road trips, art, or etc.

• You could share videos about school, video games, or comedy

Now here are some cons for sharing anything online:

• Sharing an embarrassing photo or video of someone

• Being ignorant to culture, race, or ethnic group in a video

• Posting obscene videos or pictures

Say if you post something about a race of people that might seem ignorant to others and decide to share that post, you have a Lack of Control when people are sharing that exact post to others which could ruin your social life. Even if you delete that post, people will find a way to repost that exact post  which could remain permanent on the internet forever. Going back to Lack of Control, sharing a post with other people can spread a lot quicker to many other people.

    I have some thoughts about employers checking your social media background. When employers look at your social media, your employer will determine who you are based on your social media. When I think about this concept, I feel that you can give a better judgement about a person by giving a trial run about the workplace. The Freedom of Speech means that a citizen has the right speak. The Freedom of Speech is not protected by libel, slander, defamation, fighting words, and obscenity. An Internet Troll is a person that enjoys messing with people on the web. The goals of Internet Trolls are:

• Make people angry about a certain topic online

• Embarrass you with a video or photo online

• Make people laugh about a topic

  We can stop “trolling” by not paying attention to what a Troll says. Here are some pros and cons about posting anonymously:

• You could defend a person from being bullied

• You could as the bully and embarrass a person

Here are some pro tips on social media:

• Don’t try to embarrass a person or they will try to get payback.

• Ignore internet trolls, these people enjoy your misery

• Be kind people when they post or share online   

Hello viewers,

Welcome to my Survival guide while online.I am Jahzaire Sutton and when i am online i am a person that is mindful of what i do. When i say that i mean that i am mindful of what i do like if i am on Instagram and i post something, I do my best to make sure that what i post isn’t offending anybody specifically. When i am on Instagram i post things that make me laugh and things that i think are true to me. When i am online i appear to be who i am nothing more nothing less. I appear as Jahzaire Sutton. I think that people perceive me as a person that is innocent to a degree because of what i post or do on public social media. Before i post something online the first thing  that goes through my mind is is this appropriate for my page because my mom tells me to be mindful of what i post or there will be  Negative consequences for my negative actions. So i consider how appropriateness of the things that i post. Some Pros of to being online is that you get to you get to communicate with people without being face to face using apps or websites like g mail or Skype. Another Pro for sharing online is that you have easy access to information that you may be required for something like a school project or if you were looking for a job/career that you wanted to do. Some Cons to sharing online is that you can’t trust all of the information that you see like sometimes Wikipedia puts false information about topics because they have this thing where you edit the information that is put onto the certain topic. Another Con about being online is that sometimes when you get friend/follow requests from people that you don’t know they could be stalkers which is not something that you want. When you are online you have to mindful of the Deadly 3’s (That’s what i call them). I will introduce you to them the first one is Lack of Control which usually affects your emotions and might make you say/text something that you might later on regret. That doesn’t lead to good things. The next one is Permanence which is deadly because once you put something out online it is hard to remove it even if you take something done. You never know because lets say if you posted something or texted something but you later take it down somebody could have screenshotted what you had texted or had posted. So be mindful of that Deadly 3 in particular. The last but not least deadly 3 which is immediacy. Immediacy is deadly because once you do something online almost immediately somebody had saw what you had posted or had said online. Be Careful of what you post because it can have a major affect on you so beware of that. I noticed that people are starting to be either hired un hired or fired based on their social media account. I think that a person shouldn’t be judged based on what’s on their account unless something on their account has something that will threaten the world or something like that. But i think that whatever people post online is their business because you can’t control what another person does and how the outcome of that situation will come out. I think that a person social media account is their business and i don’t think anybody is stupid enough to post up their master plan to the public. That isn’t so smart. When it comes to Free Speech i think that people are unaware of the limit to free speech is even though it is free speech. I think that free speech is the ability and legal right to speak your mind but i do think that it comes with limitory standards. Meaning you have the right to speak your mind but you shouldn’t use that right/privilege to harm others verbally. Back to your safety viewer now you should beware of internet trolls which are people that find a way to make your Social media life a living H e double hockey sticks. Internet Trolls are known for making rude and uncalled for comments on people’s posting. The Best thing to do if your in a situation with a internet troll is to ignore them. That’s the best way to deal with them because when you don’t feed into negative energy it makes it boring for the person that is bothering you. Some pros to posting anonymously is that you don’t get too much attention from people that you do not like. Some cons to that is that people won’t know who you are and that can make you distant from people such as your family unless you want to be distant from your family. Thank you viewer for reading and i hope i gave you a good guide for when you are online. Here are my last 3 tips

1. Be mindful of what you post online

2. Give no attention to internet trolls

3. Make sure that you know what your reputation is online and that you're happy with it

I really don’t have an online identity. So when people go to look me up I might appear as a really private person. Or that I’m not a real social person. I think people perceive me as someone who really doesn’t care about social media or doesn’t like it. But when you look up my sister you would find me. And the stuff you see about me online would perceive that I obsess with myself. My online identity from my sister’s name is not private because it’s a lot of pictures of myself and my friends.  I consider who is going to see it and what they are going to think when they see it. I think this things because I want have a positive and social online identity. For me the pros for sharing on online is that more people will notice me or see more stuff about me. And you get more attention which I like. The cons of sharing on social is that anyone can see it. Like if you post something you just want you friends to see not your family and your family see it anyways. When you might have disagreement online with someone so you want to get back at them you expose them. You don’t think nothing of it because you’re in that moment and you can hurt them immediately without thinking about it. When you post something you really don’t have a lot of control over it and you don’t know who’s gonna see it or screenshot. Stuff you posted on the internet stays on the internet you never know who have a copy of what you posted. So when someone tries to hire you and they do a social media background check I think it’s okay for them to do that. The employer needs to know who they are hiring for the job.Free speech means you have the right to express you opinions without being punish or censor. Some people think they have free speech when they post some things online. But you can’t say something that puts people in harm. You can say your feelings or your opinions without receiving a punishment for it. A internet troll is someone is start problems on the internet. The goals of internet troll is to hurt your feelings or get a reaction out of you. What we can do to stop trolls is just ignore them until they go away. The pros of posting anonymously online are that no body won't know who you are and you can say whatever you want. The cons are that what you post say with you forever. My tips for people who use social media are be yourself , be cautious of what you put online and create a positive image.

When I am online I try to be conscious of what I post. I try not to do things that I will regret. I post things that I think others can and will relate to. I am the same person I am in person as online. I don’t pretend to be anything I am not. I appear as a cool person and a person you could relate to. I think others would say the same thing based on the comments I get on some of my social media pages. Based off of the positive comments I get from people on my social media accounts, I don’t believe people have a bad perception of me. Sometimes before I post things on social media I think about if I will get in trouble for posting it. I have family members who follow me, so I think about If they are going to comment anything or contact me privately when they see it.

Sharing online comes with great benefits. You get to interact with people you wouldn’t normally interact with. Sometimes opportunities may come your way that will make your future a little brighter. You could possibly do some networking and campaigning for business ventures. You ultimately have fun, express yourself, and enjoy the aspects of sharing online. However, you lose privacy once you start sharing online. Whatever you share and as soon as you post it, it is out there for the world to see.

Lack of Control, Permanence, and Immediacy greatly impact our online lives.  When we post something, we don’t have control over who sees it and who doesn’t. When we decide to share something we have no control over that content. People could easily screenshot it and always have access to it, which leads me into the idea of permanence. Even if you delete something, it is always on the internet. People screenshot it, send it to others, re-post it, etc. your content will always be on the Internet. When we post something and as soon as we post it, the whole world (especially if your page is public) has access to that post. Instantly your content is out there and it is no turning back. This affects us greatly, because one mess up online can lead to a tarnished online and real-life reputation. Always think about what you post. Try to post things you won’t regret, because it is out of our hands when it is online.

Do you know that people do background checks on social media? If you didn’t you should be aware. I think that social media background checks can be necessary, but that shouldn’t be the only thing that they use to consider whether you get the job. I believe that all jobs don’t need to do social media background checks. For example, smaller jobs like working at a fast food restaurant shouldn’t do background checks. If you work for a big corporate business, then I think the company should do a background the check. The employers want people who will represent their company correctly.

Try to have a page for business and one for personal uses. If you do have two different pages, don’t associate your personal one with your business account at all;meaning don’t follow/friend your other account, don’t like or re-post anything from your other account, don’t follow the same people you are following on your personal page, etc.

Most people think that free speech is the ability to say whatever they want without any consequences. Well, that isn’t necessarily the case. There is no such thing as total free speech, there is a free speech to an extent. Have you ever said something negative? I know you have, we all have at one point in time. That negative comment you made may have not been protected under the First Amendment. If the statement was obscene, a lie, offensive, promoted violence, possibly destroyed the person’s reputation then it wasn’t protected under the First Amendment.

If you don’t know what “trolling” or what an Internet troll is, I am here to teach you. An Internet troll is a person who post or comments something that  bothers all the parties involved. The goal of an Internet troll is to tear you down, hurt your feelings, make you angry, etc. We cannot stop the all of the trolls on the Internet. The best thing we can do is not become a troll ourselves. Don’t post/comment things that have the intention to purposefully hurt another person.

Block the troll. Don’t give the time of day. If it comes to the point where they have really upset you, try not to respond. If you do respond, be respectful, and don’t show them that you’re upset. Don’t let them/it get to you! This advice goes with negative comments, posts, anything in life.

There are pros and cons to posting anonymously online. One pro is that you can post things and no one will know who you are. This is a good thing if you don’t want to have an online identity, but you still want to be involved with online activity. As a result of people not being able to track people who post anonymously, people tend to post negativity. A con to posting anonymously online is that people may not take your post seriously. People tend to value information coming from people they know. You are basically invisible to them and you’re opinion, post, etc. is little to no value for them.

MY TOP 3 TIPS:

1. Be very careful and smart about what you post online.  Always think twice. Think about your future.

2. Don’t share any personal information.

3. Don't pay attention to the negativity and don't be negative yourself <3

Online, I can be seen as a cheater, hacker, gamer, forumer (previously) and even just a regular person browsing the internet. I am known to be these genres because of the deeds I have did for the past 6-8 years. I first started off on xbox, got myself a 360 and live for a year. Little did I know what would happen as there is so many people on the internet. Sure, xbox is not our so called, “internet” but it actually is an internet. In fact, it's even a social media app where people gather up and play games together. I’ve invested around 3 years on xbox while I completely left it for my Personal Computer I received at 10. Before that, during almost every game on my xbox, I would be accused of being a Hacker/Cheater because of the skill level I would be at compared to others. You might be wondering why i’m telling you my story but It can relate to all of the tips and helps you should be wary of before spamming on forums.

At this time, I was pretty new to the “actual” internet. It was a different world, new stuff to be explored but my age was a big major deal towards this as well. Kids will also want to explore, wonder, not pay any attention to rules. Not only do kids do this but, they are portrayed with disrespect with the equivalent of a rat. From my experience, I know this because I wasn’t taken serious of people far above my age. This can happen because of posting something that you are not taken serious of / show dedication towards.

For example, go to youtube, go type in A vs B or (character) vs (character) look at the comments. You will always see one person that will post something that is completely abstract and not following the flow. There is a big difference between a conscious poster and troll poster. Every conscious poster should be wary and take notes from the other group of the situation. Examining is always the best option for you. Take a look at the other post that go against the situation. There will be posts that will eventually turn into a debate. Eventually, might even turn into a video. I’ve seen this happen to many times and too many people are getting death threats from this. I suggest everyone, consider the other group’s ideals. I'm not saying you should “accept” that this is better than that but actually make it into a more simpler, less demanding post. This will bring a peaceful mind to others and you won't receive death threats because of sharing your opinions or thoughts. I happen to do this most of the time and I can tell you this, this tactic almost works most of the time.

Every sharing website, for example, social media, is extremely risky and extremely providing at the same time. Social media is a good way to store data, your pictures, lifelong statements, you name it. The only disadvantages is that your identity would be leaked regardless of making yourself private. Your friends can broadcast/re post your picture and your done. The best way to remain the anonymity is never post anything and in fact, never make a social media account.

With the creation towards your social media account, there will be consequences if you fail to be able to control yourself / refrain from posting offensive material. Everyone, has and will, have a consequence because they simply could not control themselves. You may even grab a bad reputation from posting these offensive material which is why it's not recommended to do so.

Your social Media life can also affect your job selection process or some other process your employer does. Most employers that are in no need to rush for workers would sometimes search your name on to a search engine. For example, if I type my name up, you only see my Facebook account. If you type of my online username, you will find a different result. I do this to keep my information separate. However, this is not related towards the job selection. Your employer may find your social media account if you do use any, or any other content related to that search result. If they find material that is offensive or you simply like or follow an offensive page, you have just lost your spot to your job.

The most important situational event that happens everywhere is free of speech. You may see some debating on some videos on youtube. A small percentile of those comments may lead a threat to the original poster or another commenter. You may also see some threats that are made to representatives and the most funniest thing ever, they say that’s free of speech. Stated on the constitution, the first amendment, mainly freedom of speech, will not be protected from threats or acts of violence.

Another issue I will be explaining is our most favorite sadistic and funniest person on the internet, the troll. We are not talking about the real “trolls” but the internet “trolls”. Everyone has heard of them and they are true. Almost every single social media page or Youtube video, you will have that one person stating false/invalid information that is certainly entertaining but can be offensive. The best way to avoid the troll is to not even give the troll the reaction. Most of the time, you can just laugh at their post because it's just funny and it doesn't make any sense.

The internet is mainly revolved around one sole purpose, anonymity. Being anonymous sounds very nice, in fact, you are hidden in many pages. This can easily protect your identity from someone else and keeping you away from trouble. Sure it can keep you away from all of these things but, in the end, you’re just another page without a title. People will not know you at all, since you are posting anonymously and someone can easily just take your credit. Following with all of this, it’s nice remaining anonymous but,  being an empty page is not so entertaining.

Out of all of these years of me just browsing the internet for the first time, I can tell you this, I was lost. I had no idea where to go and it was just overwhelming. My first tip instantly is to make friends that use the internet frequently or simply make a friend online. However, be sure to get a trustworthy friend because almost everyone has a made up name. You don’t want to be like me and put my first name in my username, which is still there because I cannot change it now. Luckily, my friends were there to support me and help me change my name on other applications.

My next tip from my experience is avoid the illegal parts of the internet. I recently found this through researching but you need to stay away from dark spots in certain forum sites. As some of the material on those sites are extremely illegal according to the US Federal Laws. In fact, these sites are everywhere and you need to stay clear from them. It would be best if you had a filtering on your computer if you wish not to see such a thing. So just do yourself a favor, and don’t browse anything disgusting so you won’t get a knock at your door.

My very last final tip for people that don’t correspond to the other tips, do not make a social media account or never use the application. Never, you should never make a social media account for any reason if it’s related towards your lifestyle. Even if you did have it private, once that person sees your profile picture, he/she knows who you are. Whats even more disgusting is that pedophiles go to chatting boards to find children. I’m saying this because it’s all true. It’s been in the news and i’m pretty sure no one wants to be on the news because a man drove across the country to meet you. This can also occur not only just chatting boards but everything in general. It would be best to leave forum sites for good, social media for good, anything for good. Don’t be a part of anything if you wish to remain an empty page. However, if you accept all of this that it can happen, then you deserve to make an account or continue to use it.

Thanks everyone for reading, be sure to give me your thoughts by replying. Also, I do have a couple social media accounts open but I barely use it and it basically just sits there with the rest of the dead accounts. Luckily, I haven’t started anything with my official name but my username is surely getting some results.

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Sanai S.

When I am online I appear to be myself.Also a little boring mostly because I barely post anything on my social media accounts.But when I am on social media I am respectful to others and people that I don’t know.Online I consider myself to be a nice and kind person .And I think people could percieve me as a person who loves myself,friends and my family from what I already have posted on my accounts.Before I post anything online I think about if I want some of my family members to see it or people who really expect a lot from me,especially my mom.I really do not see myslf being different from who I am online and off.There are so many pros and cons to social media that’s why I have to watch what I post and what I say because people are always watching.There are so many good and bad things about being apart of social media.Some pros for sharing online are that social media helps people to interact in good ways as well as seeing other people and how they interact int their everyday lives.There are also some cons to being apart of this.And online so many people are able to get personal information about you and most people like to say negaitve things.Having the “Lack of Control” will affect the way people view you online.People don’t remember that even though you may delete things that you don’t think you should have posted it is still permanent and you don’t know where it may end up.My thoughts on social media background checks are that if you know that you don’t post anything that could potentially affect your career,there should be background checks so that the employer will know what kind of person you are and how you will represent that job.So I do think background checks are important for some people.But at the same time I believe that your work ethic has to match up with personality.Free speech is the right to express any opinion without restriction and everyone believes that they have the right of free speech.But it doesn’t protect all speech like fighting words or anything to that degree.Things like Internet trolls who are people who enjoy hurting others are not protected and their goals are to make people feel less than themselves.There needs to be a way to stop them and I believe if we learn how to ignore the things they say and not encourage it then there could be a major change and it will stop.So here are some tips that will help you be a good person in the social media community.

      3 tips for posting online:

1. Think before you post

2. Don’t be a bully

3. Be respectful to others

Imani.N.Rosario

Online I am the same person in a way as I am in the flesh.I like my online personality because it portrays me perfectly.Online I appear as a intelligent young lady as I am now on the outside world.I think people would percieve me as they percieve themselves because how you see others is a reflection of how you see yourself even if that person doesn’t have any bad reputations.

What I consider before posting online is what my grandmother would think of it.I only think of her because she doesn’t like certain things and as her first grandchild I try to respect her every need.

Some pros and cons of posting online is 1.you help a friend or peer out or 2.you disrespect a friend or peer.Most disrespect isn’t taken well online because people tend to be very ignorant and argue back.

Lack of control,permanence and  immediacy have an impact on our onlne lives because some online identities dont change and grow as the person  does.Immediacy is an issue because in person someone wouldn’t drag you into stupid drama as they would online.

My opinion on social media background checks by potential employers is go for it.I say this because in a way if you respect yourself on social media and your page is public then the employers can’t say anything because you are not disrespectful online and if they find something that they don’t like maybe that job isn’t the one for you.

Free speech is respect but then again different people have different preferences on what respect is.Free speech is freedom to say whatever you and put it in magazines and other things.Freedom of speech means that no one is protected until actions happen and someone gets physically hurt such as suicide or cutting in my opinion.Nothing is  protected when it comes to freedom of speech.

An internet troll is a mad man or a phychopath,someone who craves negativity and making others miserable online.The set goals of internet trolls is to disrupt comments online and make people angry and argue back because they are sick in the head.In my opinion there is no way to stop trolling because they are hidden and meant to blend in with regular people.The only way possible is to stop social media and that wll drive people crazy because god forbid we get up off of our phones and read a book.

Some pros of posting anonymously online is that you can post whatever you want good or bad.Some cons of posting anonymously online is that you can be disrespectful and no one can do anything about it whatsoever.I disagree with posting anonymously because if you can post and comment you can man up and show your face behind what you say.

Don’t post stupidity and things that cannot be backed by facts

Disregard social media as fast as you can!

Online, i’m just a girl who is always with friends or family. There are pictures of me and my friends, along with family. I post online and share pictures all the time, it’s how I share how i’m feeling or what i’m doing.

I think based on my appearance people see me as just a random girl, their friend, or somebody they barely know but like to judge.

Before I post online I consider who’s going to see it, what people are going to think about when they see what i’ve posted, and if it’s going to start an argument.

The pros of sharing online are:

-you get to share how you’re feeling

-you can make people laugh

-people can see your point of view on things, and maybe even agree with you

-you can communicate with other people by a simple post

The cons of sharing online are:

-you can get judge

-hate comments

-arguments

-internet trolls

-some jobs take what you share/post into consideration

Lack of Control, Permanence, and Immediacy have an impact on our lives because whatever happens because of those things usually stick with us. For example, a mother posted a picture of her child and other people started making horrible memes about the child. People are very cruel online and they don’t think about who they’re affecting. The mother had no control over the situation. Permanence has a huge impact because once you post something it’ll be there forever and people can do things to your pictures that are harsh and inconsiderate. Immediacy is bad because things happen in the blink of an eye and you won’t have a say in it.

I think that it’s smart to have a social media background checks. It makes sense for the company to make sure they’re going to hire a stable, well rounded person. I do feel as though your private life is your private life so they can’t really judge you off of social media. Somebody could not look like the best candidate because of their social media but they could be the best worker inside of the office or wherever they work. Therefore, in my opinion it makes sense to have them, but I don’t think it should be what determines if somebody gets the job or not.

As stated on < https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/first_amendment >

“The most basic component of freedom of expression is the right of freedom of speech. The right to freedom of speech allows individuals to express themselves without interference or constraint by the government.” Freedom of speech covers freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. It does not cover things such as, Captive Audience, Prior Restraint, Libel, Slander, Defamation, Absolute Privilege, Advocacy of Illegal Action, Fighting Words, Commercial Speech, Government Speech, and Obscenity. The Freedom of Speech is not what everyone thinks it is. You have a right to say what you think, but not to harm others while you’re doing it.

An internet troll is somebody that starts arguments or tries to upset people anonymously. Ignore them.

An internet troll’s goal is to make themselves laugh and upset others or make them angry. They get a kick out of affecting others emotions.

I don’t think we can stop trolling because there’s always going to be somebody that wastes all their time in trying to make others anything but happy. Internet trolls will always be around because they always find somebody to pick on and they have something to say about every little thing.

Pros of posting anonymously online!

-nobody knows it’s actually you posting whatever it is

-nobody can judge you

-you can post things that you might not want to post on your personal account

-nobody will call you out on what you post

Con of posting anonymously online!

-you could get the urge to bully, harass, or troll people.

-you might start to change your behavior for the worse.

-maybe others want to know who you actually are.

Top 3 tips to anyone on social media…

• Do not post when you’re angry, because you will most likely say something you do not mean.

• Do not post things that can ruin your reputation or that can hurt others.

• First impressions matter so be careful with what you share on your social media accounts.

My online appearance is pretty boring. Mostly because i am inactive on all my social media accounts.I think people perceive me as a just another inactive account on social media that should get deleted since i rarely post and like pictures.Before i post any picture, i consider how good the picture looks or how funny the post is  and i use that to try to determine how many likes that post will get. I also consider what other people might think or say about the post.

There are both good and bad things about being apart of the “social media community”. One of the pros is that you are able to interact with a wider range of people. Also, being apart of social media is fun. You have to admit,sharing pictures and videos and seeing pieces of other people’s live keeps us entertained. Although there are pros to social media, there are also negative. When you are on social media you are sharing parts of life. When posting a picture, after you hit that “post” button you lose all control of where that post may go, which ultimately can have a negative impact on you. ‘Lack of Control’, ‘Permanence’, and ‘Immediacy’ are an example of negative impacts that being apart of the “Social Media Community”. Online, ‘Lack of Control’ means that when you post something you lose all control of where that post may end up and who that post might end up with. ‘Permanence’ means something being permanently online. ‘Immediacy’ refers to how fast something gets spread or post online.All of these things impact our online lives in some way.One way we can be negatively impacted by these things is when it comes to finding a job

Employers can check the applicant's social media accounts and take what they find into consideration. I have mixed feelings about an employer doing social media background checks. One one hand, i think it is okay because i think the employer has a right to know what type of person they are considering hiring. By looking on social media, you are able to see a different side of the person that they would not show during the interview. But on the other hand, it isn’t the employer’s business what that person does or how they act outside of the workplace. As long as the person is coming to work and doing what they are supposed to do, there shouldn’t be a problem.

A term often used and abused online is ‘freedom of speech’,but little people actually know what it means. The definition of ‘freedom of speech’ reads, “the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint.” But if that was the case, then things like, Fighting Words and Defamation would not be unconstitutional. Fighting Words mean any words that would most likely make the who are they directed towards commit an act of violence. Defamation means using lies to damage the good reputation of someone. In my opinion, if there was really a such thing as freedom of speech then these thing would not be unconstitutional because they would have the right to say anything they want without there being any consequences.

When you online, be  on the lookout for ‘Internet Trolls’.An Internet Troll is someone who post comments with the sole purpose to upset and disrupt the conversation. The goal of a troll is to get a response or reaction out of a person. They will lie,exaggerate, and offend just to do so. To deal with internet trolls is simple: just ignore them. Since their goal is to just get a reaction out of you,don’t give them one. This will eventually put a stop to Internet Trolls.

I don’t think that you  can post anonymously on social media. Anything that you post online can be traced back to you by the information that you used to sign up for the account.When using social media keep these tips in mind: Think about how what you are posting makes you look, do you like it?,Think about how your post might be perceived, and finally, Don’t pay attention to internet trolls.

Alexander Delgado

When i am online people mostly perceive me as a gamer or someone who likes to watch internet videos and stuff, it is true, but what they do not know is that i also watch the news, i find internet posts and comments and also do a lot of other fun stuff when i am in the internet. It is a huge other world, separated from reality where unlike the real world, anything is possible. You can say i am most likely a poster or commenter, that is what people would say in the internet right?, but in reality everyone is almost the same, they post, they comment, they argue, they solve, but there are some people who are not cautious of what they post, and that it can be a huge impact on the people who get affected by it in any way. Before posting or commenting or doing anything in the internet, you must remind yourself that everyone in the world is gonna watch you, and that anything you say can affect someone else positively or negatively (always remember that). You should also consider what will happen if you lost control over a post you did, or a blog. People might wanna use it against you, or for their own benefit. You can lose control over anything you do on the internet in matter of seconds, heck, at the same time you post something it is in danger, you must always be cautious. Personally i think that when you go to a job that requires you to have social media background checks, i would say OK, but i am still concerned because they will be looking through my stuff and what would happen if some of my stuff gets exposed or even worse, people make lies about my own personal stuff? ( What do you think). This next theme is a common misconception on the internet, freedom of speech. Some people think that because they have the right of freedom of speech they can say whatever they want, that is totally wrong. The freedom of speech right says:” the right to communicate one's opinions and ideas without fear of government retaliation or censorship, but sometimes including any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used.” Not to offend or harass people because of the likes of someone ( it has it’s limits). Another theme that needs to be talked about is Online Trolling, it can be funny but it can also bother a lot of people. Internet Trolls are people that start arguments trying to upset people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community. Now there is a way of stopping Trolls, simply just ignore them, that is all it takes. Anonymous posting, the act of posting something without a trace, data, and/or personal information. Anonymous posting has its own benefits like, being able to post something without being noticed, not having to worry about people trolling or harassing you due to your post, and basically not be noticed. Some cons of this is that people might blame other people because of not knowing who posted, due to not knowing who made the post, and the “severity” of the post it can make a big fuzz around the internet and even reach the world.    So if possible, post good and meaningful stuff online, not just any random/ harmful comment, be polite, be honest and express your feelings without hurting anybody. Thank you.