“The New
Paparazzi” written by Emma Teitel, published November 7th, 2011 in MacLean’s
Magazine depicts how social media is used today. The article explains how social media's most
attractive purpose is a “true tabloid fashion”, as well as how impossible it is
to control who takes an individuals photo and where it ends up.
Social media is used primarily for the purpose of “stalking” or “creeping”, this “invasion is dependant on photo sharing”. The purpose of social media is to socialize not survey, but being able to “track someone’s life without them knowing that you exist” seems to be the number one priority. Many users stated that they almost left facebook when their “right to anonymously browse embarrassing photos of other people was temporarily jeopardized”. Many people might not understand the seriousness of posts on social media, potential bosses, universities, or sports teams can see these posts as well. Controlling who posts a certain photo and where it ends up is nearly impossible. Basically to avoid a photo being taken at a party and it ending up somewhere that someone wouldn't want it, the individual would have to miss the party all together. In this day and age "if you go to a party and don't appear in the facebook album where you really there?". Generation Y doesn't understand the harmful effects that social media can have, and "doesn't care about its privacy until its been violated". Most young adults have phones with cameras, when attending events its hard not to want to take photos to document the event. Cameras will capture whatever and whoever enters the frame.
Social media is used primarily for the purpose of “stalking” or “creeping”, this “invasion is dependant on photo sharing”. The purpose of social media is to socialize not survey, but being able to “track someone’s life without them knowing that you exist” seems to be the number one priority. Many users stated that they almost left facebook when their “right to anonymously browse embarrassing photos of other people was temporarily jeopardized”. Many people might not understand the seriousness of posts on social media, potential bosses, universities, or sports teams can see these posts as well. Controlling who posts a certain photo and where it ends up is nearly impossible. Basically to avoid a photo being taken at a party and it ending up somewhere that someone wouldn't want it, the individual would have to miss the party all together. In this day and age "if you go to a party and don't appear in the facebook album where you really there?". Generation Y doesn't understand the harmful effects that social media can have, and "doesn't care about its privacy until its been violated". Most young adults have phones with cameras, when attending events its hard not to want to take photos to document the event. Cameras will capture whatever and whoever enters the frame.
Personally I believe that people don't understand that things they post on social media will be there forever. I do believe however that if someone does do something (such as passing out at a party) and someone else takes a picture of it and posts it, that the blame is not all on them. You are what you post, and the post will reflect poorly on the person in it and the person who took it. But if you are going to give someone something picture worthy, and they don't understand the consequences that it can have the responsibility is not on the "photographer". Overall I think that if young adults were better educated on social media and what can happen with the pictures, statuses, and posts that they make there would be significantly less invasions of privacy.
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