The Dark Side of Facebook -- Two Incidents Reveal Its Nature
This week, two social media events in Australia are reminders that while social media can be used for good – to connect to old friends, start campaigns, spread news – it can also have a very dark side.
Movies have them. Big cities have them. And, this week reminds us that social media also has them: dark underbellies, where the worst of humanity hangs out.
This week, two social media events in Australia, are reminders that while social media can be used for good – to connect to old friends, start campaigns, spread news – it can also have very dark side.
The first incident concerns a Facebook page. In Australia, an ex-Australian solider has been charged by police for creating a “gay hate” Facebook page which specifically targeted four members of the Defense Force in Australia.
The page was created by Surry Hills under the pseudonym “Steve Austin”; he created the Facebook page to “burn bandits getting around the ADF”.
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