rather than improve human communication,social media has become a channel for misinformation......Discuss
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The second session of my social media class dealt with the topic of fake news, one of the most hotly-debated socio-political topics of recent years. Websites containing hoaxes and misleading information pop up across the Internet and are often shared on social media to increase their reach – by both human users and artificial bots, deliberately or unintentionally spreading disinformation. In this session, we talked about critical consumption, and how we can make good choices about what we give our attention to, about where and how we seek out expertise and perspective, about
Discussion on the statement is given below-
Social media was introduced with the main aim to connect people who are far away from their loved ones. At present, social media are full of videos and memes.
People earn money through the content and posting fake memes and spreading fake videos stating lies has become a trend. This is done with the intention of spreading hatred, imposing wrong perceptions and ideas.
The cost of such fake news is misinformation, the wrong judgement of individuals and communities. People easily believe what they go through, without verifying the fact. The negative effect may end up harming human relations.