Laws, Policies, and Ethics

Every day we log on to our alternate social life known as social media. During our days as we post and search through our social media account how often do you think about the legal terms that go into your social media. Many times when we create a new social media accounts or have an update we just agree to that super long list of terms and conditions without ever knowing what they mean. I know that I am one of those people who just clicks accept without ever thinking twice. Most of the time these terms and policies are there to protect us. But have you ever thought about what that allows the social media companies to do with your information and post. Copyrighting is a huge part of those legal terms that you agree to. Many of the companies do not stand for copyrighting as it is not right to claim someone’s work as your own. One social media that I found very interesting was YouTube and how it does not really protect you from copyright issues. YouTube allows you to use there cite and post what you want, but once it is on there it they do not help to prevent copyrighting. They have it so the owner of the video is in charge of what happens to the video once it has been uploaded. There have been many people who have been upset by this, as they feel that YouTube should do a better job in securing someone’s video. 

Next I want to talk about Ethics. Now that social media has become so popular across the nation many jobs have started to look through social media accounts when they are looking to hire new employees. This is where your ethics come into play, it is very important to make sure your social media accounts are clean and presentable when someone who may potentially hire you is looking through you profile. I have heard many stories where people have inappropriate things on their social media, which has lead to the termination at the company. The sad part is now days it is almost popular to have inappropriate material on your social media. It seems to be what gets you the most likes and followers. I find this so sad that the people who post bad things or inappropriate things are the people who are considered "popular" on social media. Having good ethics inside and outside of your social media is what is going to get you furthest in life.

https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/ethics-and-social-media-where-should-you-draw-the-line/

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/aug/12/social-media-law-an-essential-guide