Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Freedom On Internet

The internet is very important in to us nowadays to find any information, log on to social media , to get updates of the latest trends and news and many more . If there is no internet , it would be very hard for us to complete any task given. As an individual , regardless if you are a child, teen or adult , we always use the internet wherever we are. Maybe it's because the internet is simple , fun and fast , thus we sometimes easily " controlled " by him until we forget about the real world for a while.

   If compared to the influence of traditional media like newspaper, the new media of course, have more powerful impact and with the emergence of web sites such as YouTube, it could attract more people to use the internet , especially the youths . Social sites such as Facebook , Twitter and Instagram is a trendy among people nowadays and became very influential. 

     It is a bad thing if the internet was used to abuse . Freedom of expression is  important and should be a medium for us to express dissatisfaction about certain issues. However, when we expressed an opinion of certain sensitive issue that revolves around races, religions or political ideology , we should know that we are not living in this country with only one race. We are people of other ethnic , minority faiths so we can not blindly point out opinions. Some people , they believe anything they read or seen on the internet. So , when we make a statement  of the political party, the religion, or race, we must know the impacts and the consequences that might affects others and our reputations. But, internet also, from another perspective, can make our works easier, and to connect families and friends from around the world and provide us informations faster.

    Perhaps here , people will question where the freedom of speech , but we need to know the limit . We live in Malaysia , a country of democracy, and multiracial. Instead of pointing out statements blatantly,  we should care about what we post about to keep the harmony among us . As long as we know our limits , we are free to say anything. In the end , it depends on how we apply the Internet in our daily lives . Whether good or bad, it's our own decisions , so use the internet wisely.


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