Interview: “Social Media Users Should Be Responsible”

Calistus Tandong Jong, Development Expert and Co-Chair Young Green Africa, talks on abuse of social media.

Should irresponsible use of the social media be sanctioned? I would say no. Let me support the answer. What is irresponsible use of social media depends on the view point of the user. The government may call it irresponsible use of social media while the people will call it responsible use of social media. So it depends on the perspective from which one is looking at it. It also depends on whose interest the social media is protecting because for instance, around the world, social media has become one of the most powerful advocacy platforms that have to send out information the way it is.

In our rural areas almost everybody has access to mobile phones. Out of about 100 people with mobile phones, at least 75 of them have smart phones which mean that it eases the social media communication and information sharing.  What is irresponsible use of social media? Governments are not in support of advocacy and most people are using the social media in promoting advocacy maybe of the ill treatment of the people at the community level, country or in the world at large.

In the other hand, users of social media should be responsible. I think people should make the best out of the social media because there are lots of advantages linked to the use of the social media. When you...

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