Social Media websites getting you down?
April 10, 2014
This article is intended for readers, researchers, bloggers, and journalists who are seeking to understand the behavior when posting to social media sights such as Facebook and Twitter.
If you find yourself fighting and arguing on your social media networks, you may want to take a closer look into the reason why. Are you aggravated before you even log into your Facebook page followed by an overwhelming feeling that you are drowning in a sea of conspiracies? I have been reporting the news for roughly 4 years now, and I have definitely learned a few tactics that have managed to save my sanity daily.
Keep in mind that many media tabloids are in it for the money, and drama sells. Addiction also sells. Plain and simple, drama itself can be addicting, hence the platforms such as social media can quickly become a daily time consuming venture that leads to wasted time and energy. Ever said to yourself “I’m just going to sign in to FB to see what’s up, and then find that three or four hours suddenly vanished into thin air? You have probably even said this to yourself at one time or another that ‘Facebook is taking up way to much of my time’. Are you a social media addict? I’ve received countless emails here at THE TRUTH DENIED MEDIA regarding this topic and in turn would like to furnish with you some obvious common sense solutions for those of us who participate in the on-line information highway.
What is required to keep your sanity when headed to the blogs and forums?
Remember:
The Sad Truths of Internet Trolls:
http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/weirdwebculture/f/what-is-an-internet-troll.htm
Solutions
If you need more help, check out the following websites:
States have enacted “cyber stalking” or “cyber harassment” laws or have laws that explicitly include electronic forms of communication within more traditional stalking or harassment laws. In addition, recent concerns about protecting minors from online bullying or harassment have led states to enact “cyberbullying” laws. This chart identifies state laws that include specific references to electronic communication. However, other state laws may still apply to those who harass, threaten or bully others online, although specific language may make the laws easier to enforce. This chart classifies the various state laws addressing these three different types of online behaviors, as described below.
Cyber stalking. Cyber stalking is the use of the Internet, email or other electronic communications to stalk, and generally refers to a pattern of threatening or malicious behaviors. Cyber stalking may be considered the most dangerous of the three types of Internet harassment, based on a posing credible threat of harm. Sanctions range from misdemeanors to felonies.
Cyber harassment. Cyber harassment differs from cyber stalking in that it may generally be defined as not involving a credible threat. Cyber harassment usually pertains to threatening or harassing email messages, instant messages, or to blog entries or websites dedicated solely to tormenting an individual. Some states approach cyber harassment by including language addressing electronic communications in general harassment statutes, while others have created stand-alone cyber harassment statutes.
* Note: This chart does not cover cyberbullying laws. Cyberbullying and cyber harassment are sometimes used interchangeably, but cyberbullying generally refers to electronic harassment or bullying among minors within a school context. See the NCSL’s Education Program’s cyberbullying page for more information on cyber bullying laws and legislation. http://www.ncsl.org/
Social Media can be a lot of fun and a great place to meet some pretty awesome people from all over the world. Take the aforementioned precautions, and you should have a pretty good on line experience.
Questions? Write us at info@thetruthdenied.com subject line: Trolls, shills
April 10, 2014
This article is intended for readers, researchers, bloggers, and journalists who are seeking to understand the behavior when posting to social media sights such as Facebook and Twitter.
If you find yourself fighting and arguing on your social media networks, you may want to take a closer look into the reason why. Are you aggravated before you even log into your Facebook page followed by an overwhelming feeling that you are drowning in a sea of conspiracies? I have been reporting the news for roughly 4 years now, and I have definitely learned a few tactics that have managed to save my sanity daily.
Keep in mind that many media tabloids are in it for the money, and drama sells. Addiction also sells. Plain and simple, drama itself can be addicting, hence the platforms such as social media can quickly become a daily time consuming venture that leads to wasted time and energy. Ever said to yourself “I’m just going to sign in to FB to see what’s up, and then find that three or four hours suddenly vanished into thin air? You have probably even said this to yourself at one time or another that ‘Facebook is taking up way to much of my time’. Are you a social media addict? I’ve received countless emails here at THE TRUTH DENIED MEDIA regarding this topic and in turn would like to furnish with you some obvious common sense solutions for those of us who participate in the on-line information highway.
Simple! They generally have nothing positive or educational to contribute to the post/headlines; trolls are nothing less than cyber bullies. They cannot back up their argument or statements with anything substantial. Remember, they are not on your thread to have a discussion, so don’t kid yourself! Emotionally, they intentionally get under your skin. It’s their job! They put you on the defensive, or attack you as if you are the enemy on the thread. Some of the name calling includes; disinfo agent, ignorant, sheeple, whore, loser, uneducated, idiot, lost, mentally disturbed, crack head, etc. Trolls comments are generally off topic, irrational and charged with negative emotional slander and belittlement. They imply that there are RULES for the discussion, yet they accuse you of ‘breaking the rules of engagement’, when in all actuality, it is they who are effectively throwing the thread off. And like any bully, when you attempt to leave the thread, they beg you back for more. They are cyber assailants and there is only one way to deal with these TYPES.
The Sad Truths of Internet Trolls:
http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/weirdwebculture/f/what-is-an-internet-troll.htm
Solutions
If you need more help, check out the following websites:
States have enacted “cyber stalking” or “cyber harassment” laws or have laws that explicitly include electronic forms of communication within more traditional stalking or harassment laws. In addition, recent concerns about protecting minors from online bullying or harassment have led states to enact “cyberbullying” laws. This chart identifies state laws that include specific references to electronic communication. However, other state laws may still apply to those who harass, threaten or bully others online, although specific language may make the laws easier to enforce. This chart classifies the various state laws addressing these three different types of online behaviors, as described below.
Cyber stalking. Cyber stalking is the use of the Internet, email or other electronic communications to stalk, and generally refers to a pattern of threatening or malicious behaviors. Cyber stalking may be considered the most dangerous of the three types of Internet harassment, based on a posing credible threat of harm. Sanctions range from misdemeanors to felonies.
Cyber harassment. Cyber harassment differs from cyber stalking in that it may generally be defined as not involving a credible threat. Cyber harassment usually pertains to threatening or harassing email messages, instant messages, or to blog entries or websites dedicated solely to tormenting an individual. Some states approach cyber harassment by including language addressing electronic communications in general harassment statutes, while others have created stand-alone cyber harassment statutes.
* Note: This chart does not cover cyberbullying laws. Cyberbullying and cyber harassment are sometimes used interchangeably, but cyberbullying generally refers to electronic harassment or bullying among minors within a school context. See the NCSL’s Education Program’s cyberbullying page for more information on cyber bullying laws and legislation. http://www.ncsl.org/
Social Media can be a lot of fun and a great place to meet some pretty awesome people from all over the world. Take the aforementioned precautions, and you should have a pretty good on line experience.
Questions? Write us at info@thetruthdenied.com subject line: Trolls, shills
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Very wise counsel and discernment on your part Roxy. Thank you for everything you do in spreading the truth. The truth will always be revealed to those who have the discernment.
Thanks so much Jim, and please feel free to pass it on!