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The lack of control over the internet
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Overview
The Internet started as a university and research program but later became
a data and communication network. Notwithstanding, it has no rules, apart from
the ''community standards'' on social media, which is characterized by anarchy
and chaos!
The ubiquitous attention seekers
On social media, many, if not most, people are attention seekers and try to attract the attention of others by vlogging and blogging all day, posting edited images, amazing videos, etc. Posting is not a problem when it does not become an obsession to post more videos and pictures, which are nonsense, to gain more and more ''likes'' and ''thumbs up.'' Attention-seeking originates from inferiority syndrome.
Fake accounts and ''Catfishing.''
About these matters, you may read my article Tips to avoid being catfished on your social media!
Obsession with posting photos, even manipulated
Many people, even kids, are experts in audio, picture, and video editing to post striking images and videos and increase the ‘hits’! Usually, they post ‘catchy’ photos. For instance, many men post shirtless (even nude, on some social media such as Tumblr) pictures. These photos depict them with perfect six-packs that are usually fake (edited or the account is fake, and the pics belong to someone else) or obtained after starvation (as to delineate they need the person skinny and, to a lesser extent, with vigorous crunches).
Women usually post photos in which they appear in excellent shape and are pretty, like ‘Bimbos,’ always young. Similarly, pictures of striking females are made with editing, are fake, or rarely genuine, but even then, they cover flaws using excessive makeup or intense light. Being slim is also achieved with starvation.
In real life, an average individual does not look like a model, so when we come across a good-looking individual, it makes us wonder if the photo is genuine. A picture of a bald man with a potbelly or an overweight woman with wrinkles and black circles around her eyes would look closer to ''real'' ordinary people. It is also ''weird'' why all pictures show young individuals as if society consists only of young people living eternally!
Obsession with posting videos
Nowadays, attention-seeking is ubiquitous and shows that our society is hugely egocentric. At the same time, many people have superiority or inferiority syndrome, both sides of the same coin, to show off and seek the attention of others. Many people, especially the young, wish to attract attention; for this purpose, they are obsessed with posting, blogging, or vlogging something noticeable on their social media. Many individuals post videos of doing stupid things, such as silly pranks (like the ''Jackass'' TV show) or ''stunts'' (risky front flips, backflips, or parkour). Others make violent home movies such as ''action movies'' of battles with special forces (always American), videos with airsoft wars, or Nerf wars of kids. Some even make homemade horror films that, in some cases, show that their creators are twisted!
Commonly, many, especially the younger users, make ‘challenge videos’ where they do a stupid challenge merely to impress their audience, while they think having a social media profile, such as a YouTube channel, is noteworthy per se! It should be mentioned that ‘funny videos’ originate from the TV show of the ''America’s Funniest Home Videos'' TV series on the ABC channel and the Canadian show ''Just for Laughs: Gags.'' This trend of hilarious videos continued on YouTube.
Many post videos with the ridiculous username containing the word ''productions,'' even though they may be a gang of kids! The content of most videos is trashy or at least naive, with only one percent being interesting. Unbelievably, someone can shoot a short film for a few thousand dollars! Many of these ''short movies'' seem professional, using expensive cameras and the right level of illumination (using lights and mirrors, as most YouTube videos are amateur and relatively dark), containing even professional visual effects. They are created by professional actors or stunts who want to advertise their work!
Today, even kids know audio and visual editing on their images and videos, where they add (childish) visual effects using special programs Adobe After Effects on YouTube. In the case of ‘action’ movies, the most familiar theme is a battle of special forces (always American) against terrorists (often, stereotypically, Islamic), with battle scenes including shootings, sneak attacks with neck break, throat slit, and bloodsheds of the enemy and so on! Kids post related videos of ''shoot 'em ups'' nerf battles! Additionally, action movies, especially combat-related ones like Nerf and airsoft wars, use the first-person shooter view.
Other attention seekers post a video with a ‘social experiment’! However, they are not sociologists, psychologists, or students in these fields. Consequently, these videos are not social experiments but uploaded by laypeople, not scientists, but usually, attention seekers who crave ''likes''! Additionally, many people show off their wealth in their videos, for example, their mansion or swimming pool. A video may be costly, and someone with a few thousand dollars may create an impressive video that can add special effects more impressive than the childish Adobe After Effects on YouTube that even kids use.
The Americanization of the Web!
Many people worldwide try to make a US-themed video, even if their culture is unrelated to the US. For instance, young individuals who are not Americans upload on YouTube or somewhere else a video for Halloween or the 4th of July (Independence Day in the US), something that, as a theme, would be expected to be uploaded by an American! But some people try to show more Americans than genuine Americans.
I remember once I read an impressive post of a guy who wrote perfectly American English on Facebook (that I later left disgusted with the case of data misuse). When I searched his profile, I realized that he was from India! That made me wonder why this man used an Americanized style instead of acting following his culture. Ironically, the US has recently launched a global trade war (by adopting protectionism, a trait of communism), and the Americans mind their interests as they always did. That means Americanization is still for the benefit of the US, for example, by selling their products! Meanwhile, many individuals are still happy to act like Americans, which is more apparent on the web and social media!
Most social media and YouTube users speak American English, primarily American urban slang and online chat abbreviations and slang! That means that the language of Shakespeare has been destroyed and replaced worldwide by American colloquial language! That causes a linguistic discrepancy. For instance, the word ‘ant’ (insect) is pronounced in UK English: ænt, but in US English, it is pronounced ænt, the same as ‘aunt!’ Another classic example is the word aluminum, pronounced əˈlu·mə·nəm in US English. However, it is aluminium, pronounced ˌæl.jəˈmɪn.i.əm, in UK English! Also, when a British says, ‘coach trip,’ a person from the US may not think that ‘coach’ refers to a ‘bus,’ but to a ‘teacher’!
YouTube is Americanized, and it is ridiculous that many users feel obligated to make American-related videos. For instance, they may not be Americans, but still, they may post a video with ''Halloween nerf war'' or about Independence Day! Additionally, all ''action movies'' have the same scenario of the SWAT or special forces team, always American, infiltrating a base and fighting terrorists (stereotypically Islamists). Similarly, computer games are related to the US Army or American warriors who fight villains! There is enormous propaganda from the US film industry that overtones Americans' role in liberating Europe in World War II when Russia's role and resistance in the occupied countries were also significant.
Privacy and intimacy
Many individuals lose any sense of privacy and inform their audience of their blogs or vlogs about very personal and intimate issues. For instance, gay couples may inform the public who is ‘top’ or ‘bottom’ while others talk about their sexual experiences.
Is personal data confidential? The case of
Facebook with Cambridge Analytica!
Confidentiality of privacy concerning personal data is questionable after the case of Facebook. In March 2018, it was revealed that Facebook cooperated with a British company called Cambridge Analytica, which was accused of using personal information from Facebook users. It is said that their motive was to help the US president come to power by using targeted posts (something very vicious, if accurate) that advertised him, meaning that the US elections of 2016 were rigged (the US president was also accused of cooperating with Russians that aided his election)!
Whether or not this is true, the scandal was the misuse of the personal data of eighty-seven million users and the breach of confidence that Facebook showed. But this company did not face any legal implications as the US government protects its companies! Its CEO appeared to Congress apologizing for the scandal but defied appearance to the British Parliament committee when asked! Hence, it is a problem when online companies belong to Trusts, primarily American! It is at least ''weird'' why international law teams related to human rights did not take any legal action for this breach of confidence and why there was no investigation from the FBI if Facebook was unaware of the data misuse. On the 2nd of May 2018, Facebook announced a ''history clearing'' option to prevent fraud and data misuse, although it should have this option from the beginning. Simultaneously, it announced a dating ‘club’ while Cambridge Analytica filed for bankruptcy the same day!
Comments on everything and lecturing
Social media and blogs encourage comments. However, everyone can comment on everything, usually anonymously! Many write a comment without having something important to say. Often, comments are naive or even stupid or are trolls. On YouTube, viewers comment even on videos with minimum information, including at least the date, place, and time of the video (this involves most of the videos).
Many people appear as experts on everything, even though they comment anonymously or use a nickname. So, we do not know their occupation and level of studies. I remember once I replied to the comments of a koala who tried to lecture me on medical issues, although I always use my real identity (Dr. James Manos). Another case was when I realized that I had a scientific conversation about CPR with a plumber! Of course, when someone uses a nickname, we don’t know their real identity. Thus, these people may be unqualified to give a ‘lecture’ on a specific topic. They may even be uneducated or children!
The widespread biases
Most, if not all, comments are biased, as bias is a modern brain poison, despite living in the 21st century. About bias, you may read my article The deleterious effects of biases, stereotypes, generalizations, political correctness, labeling, and conspiracy theories
Anonymity on the Internet
People under a nickname anonymously show their real character, which may be vicious and dirtier than sewage! The main problem on the web is that you do not know to whom you speak and who is the one who comments. For example, it may be a seven-year-old child!
Experts do not compose online encyclopedias articles!
Online encyclopedias, such as Wikipedia and other ‘pedias,’ are written by people whose identity is unknown, as they may use a nickname or a name that may not be real. Experts do not write them, but everyone, even laypeople, can write or edit an article. Consequently, these articles are biased, and most educational institutes do not accept Wikipedia as a reference. I hope the next step will not be to allow laypeople to publish medical articles on PubMed! I abandoned writing or editing on Wikipedia when various anonymous users edited my articles and tried to teach me how to compose an article as a first-grade student. Administrators, the identity of whom often is not exposed, did not react when other users removed part of my articles and similarly started lecturing.
It is common sense that people who compose online encyclopedia articles should be eponymous, using their real name and occupation, as on LinkedIn. They should be experts in their field that should be relevant to the article they compose or edit. Scientists and experts should -review the articles rather than lay people or people unqualified on the specific issue. Additionally, guidelines should be scientifically evaluated.
Unlike Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannica is an excellent example of a reliable database. For instance, if you search Encyclopedia Britannica for ‘Pablo Picasso,’ you will track down an article written by a specific contributor who is an expert in the particular field (here, an assistant professor of Art). Moreover, this article writes the date of the update and the sources and external links. However, mentioning references is not the only condition for a report to be reliable. An article composed by a group of experts may be far more credible as it is based on the consensus of its contributors.
Harassing on private messages or video calls
Harassment may be in the form of annoying or sexual. Many people use private text messages or video calls online to harass each other. The problem is that many, if not most, profiles are fake and use fake information. That may also be dangerous such as in the case of a pedophile who may easily lure a child by using social media to snare victims!
The plague of trolls!
The internet ‘trolls’ have an inferiority syndrome. They are attention seekers! They enjoy ‘trolling’ and degrading others on social media, blogs, and various sites where comments are allowed. They often appear as experts, or they try to appear as censors. They use their comments to attract the attention of others, even if they don’t believe their comments! The only way to get rid of these people is to block them and report them when they cross the ''community’s'' lines. The more straightforward method is not to read their comments and reply as we fall directly into their trap, as their comment is the bait for attracting attention!
Computer games and consoles as a time-squandering activity!
Many young people squander their time playing computer games and consoles, often online. Computer games are characterized by graphic content with explicit images of extreme violence and often sexism. Consequently, people get addicted from early childhood to ‘violence’ with the ‘shoot 'em’ up’ videos. However, this may affect their real life and is still controversial. Some argue that kids express their rage and frustration through computer games, while others, including me, believe in the reciprocal relationship between violent computer games and kids. That means that a youngster living in a dysfunctional family is apt to play violent computer games while these games feed its aggressiveness!
The popularity of computer games and consoles is explained as expressing the viewers’ violent instincts, even if the audience is composed mainly of kids! Although kids playing computer games or consoles with the role of ''shoot 'em ups'' first-person shooters are addicted to violence, it is still debatable whether this increases aggressiveness. A recent trend is movie-like computer games in which violent content remains! Watching them is a waste of time, like violent computer games.
Chatting, video calls, and meeting strangers!
Many people use social media to chat with others or make video calls, including Skype and Messenger (on Facebook), with strangers. As mentioned above, many people have fake profiles, and some may be ''catfish.'' Speaking to unfamiliar people is a problem, especially for minors who may expose personal issues to strangers. Suppose the virtual friendship ends up in a meeting. In that case, there is a significant risk of being raped or assaulted physically, verbally, or sexually by someone who may be a thug or a perverted psychopath. Consequently, it is prudent to chat only with people we know and never with strangers. People, especially children, should never meet with a stranger as the person to whom they talk on the web may be a rapist or a violent or mentally disturbed person.
‘Poking’ on Facebook!
I don’t find this a helpful habit! Many people on Facebook can poke others a hundred times, even during the same day! It’s another way of attention-seeking and additionally partner-seeking! But it is often annoying.
Posting nonsense on someone else's timeline!
Many people are indiscreet and post nonsense on the timeline of other users who often may not be aware of their posts, or they may delay removing them if they are not online every day to check their timeline. The only solution here is to go to the settings and choose to review the posts of other users in your timeline and when someone tags you on a post. The last reserve is not to allow other people to post on your timeline.
Harassment
Harassment is widespread on blogs, social media, and YouTube. People in their comments may act abusively, insulting and attacking others verbally. That is a pandemic, especially on YouTube and fora (plural of ''forum''), where some users anonymously harass others and try to humiliate them by swearing, threatening, etc. About swears and vulgar words, the latest trick of some ‘’wise guys’’ who aim to avoid being reported is to use texting and online chat abbreviations or slang (e.g., STFU, meaning ‘’shut the f..ck up’). But you can easily expose them by searching on ''Google'', the acronym. The only way to eliminate these people is to block and report them (there is a special ‘report’ option).
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying has increased dramatically over the last decade, as many people enjoy bullying and harassing others in several ways. These may include exposing publicly personal matters, blackmailing victims, threatening, or posting insulting texts, images, videos, etc. We should not tolerate cyberbullying and always block and report these people. If the ‘offender’ persists in using various social media, we may notify the police and consult a lawyer.
The unacceptable tolerance of some social media
Personally speaking, I decided never to comment again on my social media, especially on YouTube, as I have been harassed several times by anonymous users, and the administrators did not mind doing something for me. That means that YouTube tolerates harassment.
Moreover, the reporting form needs to be simplified. For instance, it is removed if you report a comment directly as spam or abuse. However, if you decide to make an official complaint later, it may be more complicated. Only LinkedIn (a professional site) reacted when I reported a case of being harassed with a private message by an unknown woman who sought an intimate relationship on a site of professionals as members! However, I eventually abandoned LinkedIn as many users, when they noticed I am Australian, asked me to help them find a job in Australia as if I were a hospital owner!
Another two striking personal examples of indifference that social media showed was a report on Facebook of a photo depicting a mangled corpse of a vehicle accident victim that the site replied does not violate the community’s standards! The same answer came from Tumblr when I was initially unfamiliar with this blog, and I reported a video of a couple making love!
Sexual harassment
Sexual harassment on the internet is pervasive, and many people exploit their anonymity for this purpose. Sexual harassment is common on social media. The gender of the victim may not necessarily be the opposite of the ‘offender’! A usual way of sexual harassment is when commenting on a photo that someone else posts. Moreover, some annoying people send stupid messages and stickers to seduce others. The only way to get rid of these people is to block and report them.
Texts or Comments with the content of hate, racism, homophobia, and discrimination of any kind
Hate speech, racism, homophobia, and discrimination, including minorities, are a pandemic! These involve comments or texts (especially on blogs). Many people have low self-esteem and inferiority syndrome, so they try to degrade others to feel superior. It is fascism. Discrimination may involve minorities and various groups, including migrants and refugees, the LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender), women (comments with sexism are not unusual), people with a mental or physical disability, gypsies (called Roma in Europe), Yankees, prisoners, people living in developing countries, etc. We should never tolerate hate speech and discrimination but always block the ‘offenders’ and report them immediately. Putting up hate means that we accept it!
Homophobia
Many people, especially the religious ones, especially the fanatic Christians and many Muslims, are homophobic. Homophobia is another pandemic, and people keep using stupid stereotypes such as that gay people are feminine-looking or acting, change partners all the time, are sexually provocative, and other ridiculous generalizations. These involve the LGBT community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender). Swears, cyberbullying, threats, and harassment of the LGBT community are common throughout the web. Unfortunately, one of the most homophobic nations is Russia. The only way to eliminate homophobic people is to block and report them, as no one should tolerate homophobia.
Even today, people with the excuse of religion may be homophobic and harass gays (homosexuals is an outdated term) and generally LGBTQ people. In legal terms, in most Western countries (apart from some countries in Southeast Europe), religions cannot justify homophobia. A gay person can press charges against someone who expresses homophobia. The same is true for all kinds of discrimination that anyone may face. The person who is harassed can consult a lawyer for legal action. However, suppose the victim has no money. In that case, they can at least notify the police and the relevant community or group (the GBT community for a gay) that often has lawyers who can respond to the case. A District Attorney may press charges on behalf of the State.
Content with explicit images
Often, on social media and YouTube, there are posted images and videos of sexual (familiar on Tumblr) or violent/ disturbing (common on YouTube) content that should not be allowed to be viewed, at least by minors. Many social media have filters that spot these explicit images or spam. However, users often may not pay attention or have time to report them, so graphic images remain, and minors can be exposed to them! The only way to eliminate them is to report them.
The only solution is for parents to use special filters for children and for the sites to use special programs to detect graphic images. Users should show zero tolerance for explicit content and consistently report it so that posts that violate the community’s rules are removed.
Obsession with the internet, online chat, and the social media
Many people are online 24/7, mainly via their smartphone, which notifies them about everything, and are obsessed with vlogging, blogging, posting, spreading ''likes,'' tweeting, and commenting! They don’t enjoy life as they are continuously online and do not ‘feel the moment.’ They are isolated and are not keen to hang out with friends. But even when they do, they keep holding their smartphones and constantly check their social media, especially the young, take photos and videos, immediately edit them on their smartphone (using an editing application), and post them on social media such as Instagram!
Hence, today people, especially the young, are addicted to their social media and continuously post, reply, comment, vlog, blog, like, dislike, tweet, view, and follow! It is a kind of addiction like computer games. Some social media use desktop and mobile phone alerts (that may be auditory, i.e., like buzzing) to notify the user of ongoing events! However, you can quickly get rid of notifications by deactivating them on your smartphone and desktop.
Posting nonsense routinely!
Most people today have inferiority syndrome that makes them (especially the young) post nonsense, such as videos with 'stunts' and ''action movies.'' Many people use ideas from videos and pictures they found somewhere else. For example, ninety-nine percent of YouTube videos lack originality, as their concept is taken from somewhere else, ''stealing'' the idea. Attention seeking makes people obsessed with finding striking pictures and videos to impress others and gain some ''likes'' to feel better from their miserable life. A person living a balanced life should not relate happiness to ''likes'' and ''thumbs up''!
Social media as a cemetery!
Recent research revealed that in a few years, Facebook will become an international cemetery of the deceased whose profile remains open and in which other users may still post! The same is true for other social media, blogs, and emails. Social media, blogs, and email accounts are deactivated if the account lacks activity for several months, implying that the user has quit or has passed away! Of course, the deceased relatives should delete their accounts if they know the username (or email) and password. If not, they can notify the social media or email provider and ask them to delete the account. Another option is to memorialize the account, such as on Facebook. Recently, this social media informed the users that they could fill in a legacy contact to handle their account if they die! Although the continuer will not be able to post as the diseased or see their emails, I am unsure if this form has a globally accepted legal basis.
Online chat abbreviations and Internet slang
Online chat abbreviations and internet slang are stupid trends that have prevailed over the last few years. Speech has been developed throughout time and differentiates humans from other animals (even primates). Its establishment was the crucial milestone in which modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens) followed evolution and deferred from the earlier species of the genus Homo. However, the intellectual consequence of internet abbreviations involves cognitive function. To put it simply, poor language means poor intellect! This trend initially was American, as they tend to abbreviate everything in the US!
US companies monopolize the global market!
Another trend is for social media and sites to be monopolized by specific companies that have overmastered the web and are all American. For instance, everyone knows YouTube for finding videos. However, Daily Motion is an excellent site with videos. Moreover, Myspace is a site where someone can find videos. Another example is Google Images, where recently, many photos belong to specific sites such as Alamy, Shutterstock or Getty Images.
Most pictures are, in fact, products, including computer games; although there is a special section on Google for searching for videos, many images contain YouTube videos! Social media also belongs to Trusts, all American. For example, Facebook is the most popular for posting, Twitter for chatting, and Instagram for uploading photos. Email accounts also belong to Trusts. The ones that have dominated the market are Yahoo (it also owns Flickr, which is famous for uploading images), MSN Hotmail (Microsoft), and Google. Google has also monopolized search engines and videos (with YouTube).
Other examples are Amazon which has dominated the online market of retailers, and eBay, which dominated the bidding and online market of internet sellers that may not be merchants. Speaking of computers, it is remarkable that all computers have Windows and Office (TM) from Microsoft, and their processor is usually Intel (R) Core (TM). Particular US companies monopolize the market to their benefit. Complaints or advice-seeking requests could be more convenient. For example, Google has no contact form for inquiries but only a help page from the forum! YouTube needs a contact page too. Speaking of Microsoft, their contact page for Office (TM) was not easy to find when I decided to contact them for Word (TM) that is defective in long (more than 500 pages) texts as it lags (especially if you have your Word's ''OneDrive'' synchronized).
The commercialization of the internet
Today the internet has been completely commercialized! For example, someone cannot view most movies on YouTube, except teasers and theatrical trailers, as this is forbidden by the movie industry and blocks every post. Of course, the rights to the films are reserved. Although, as a writer, I agree with this, many debate this practice and ask for more freedom to post on the internet. The latest trend on YouTube is to charge for watching official videos such as movies. Amazon Prime also offers this feature.
Videos are a way to make a profit, and often many people use their profiles to earn money. On YouTube, there is an option to donate money to a user (I suppose to continue their naive videos and increase their profits). This trend is widespread on social media, meaning the internet has been commercialized. Additionally, some people send home videos with sexual context to adult-oriented sites that are keen to post them (they often charge the viewers to watch them).
Computer games and consoles are also commercialized. Appealing to the youth, they are a profitable business for their creators. Similarly, they belong to a few companies, all American (even Minecraft (TM), although started as Swedish, it eventually was bought by Microsoft). Importantly, as most Trusts that monopolize the web are American, they take advantage of the leniency of European trade laws and especially tax havens such as Ireland. That has led to numerous fines by the European Union. However, recently the US started a trade war against China. The US government minds its interest.
Suggestions for improvement
Parental control to protect children
Of course, parents should use special parental control filter programs on the internet and similar applications for smartphones and tablets. Parents should not allow their children to surf aimlessly and unattended on the internet, for example, alone inside the bedroom with locked doors. Neither should the kids be continuously online using their smartphones. Additionally, the internet should have a different role than a babysitter.
For better parental control of minors, the laptop or desktop should be in a
shared room, for example, on the table in the living room or the study, so
parents can check if their child visits unwanted sites. Moreover, children
should follow the rules and not be left to surf the internet 24/7, neglecting
their homework, recreational activities (especially socializing with friends in
real life and not online), and physical activities (as most kids in the US are
obese or overweight).
Cheating, fraud, spam, and scams on the web
Spam and scam on the internet are common. We should not trust anyone online, especially if the person is a stranger. We should keep in mind that everyone can use a fake profile. We should not tolerate any spam and scam, and we should permanently block these people and report them. We may also notify the police.
Reporting an ‘offender’
We should show zero tolerance for reporting cyberbullying, scams, spams, misleading ads or titles, verbal abuse, sexual harassment, and images or videos of graphic content (with explicit pictures including sex and violence as well as disturbing images such as corpses) to the social media and, when needed, to the police! Additionally, we should trust no one on the internet, especially if the person is a stranger who may have a fake profile.
When reporting an issue, someone may face problems such as the site's negligence in replying and acting. The site may be reluctant to deal with the report, or if it does, it may be lenient with the ‘offender’ or take too long to respond or may not respond at all! Regarding explicit images, the sign-in option for the users to ascertain their age is not enough as many lie about their real age, and in this way, a child may watch explicit images.
An interesting idea is the ‘community standards to be issued by an international team of lawyers and a consensus of the social media users to precede their implementation. If the site neglects to respond to a report, the ‘victim’ may consult a lawyer to press charges against the ‘offender’ or notify the police to investigate the case. In many countries, special governmental and non-governmental authorities that deal with internet harassment and fraud do exist and should be reported.
The usefulness of screenshots in reporting!
I recommend making a screenshot when someone posts a comment with insulting, harassing, or verbally abusive content. This screenshot may be saved and used on the report form! You may read LinkedIn's instructions for screenshots
Users of social media and blogs should not
be anonymous
A further step in the future is the social media and blogs to become eponymous and for people to use their real names and genuine profiles, as anonymous users take advantage of their anonymity and, under a nickname or a fake name, can say whatever they wish. The only way is to follow accounts to become personalized and individualized. That needs proof of identity to ascertain the user's identification. That may be a scanned picture of someone's ID (identity) card, passport, or driver's license.
Making all profiles eponymous means the user must use their real name and information. Being subject to potential legal actions, a user will be reluctant to verbal abuse, insults, cyberbullying, trolling, cheating, frauds, scams, and scams on the internet. Thus, people will not hide behind a nickname but be accountable for their abusive speech. Otherwise, anarchy on the internet will perpetuate!
Thanks for reading!
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