Happy slap- Case Study – web 2.0
How does the internet provide an enormous challenge for regulators?
This case study provides a viewpoint of how this girl is a “viral villain”
Emily Nakanda in 2007 x factor contestant was pulled out of the competition due to the viral video of her happy slapping an innocent victim posted on the internet. The 15-year-old was seen punching and grabbing the girl by the hair in the video recorded on a mobile phone.
A spokeswoman for the show said as a result of their investigations Emily had chosen to pull out of the contest with immediate effect.
London riots
How does the internet provide an enormous challenge for regulators?
In the news there many video clips showing what young youths did during the riots. This shows that the media is stereotyping young youths as they show then stealing from stores such as game stores, footlocker, and mobile phone stores, therefore, giving a negative representation towards young youths of modern society. Also it would be an enormous challenge for regulators as they wouldn’t be able to control social networking as they may not have the rights to do so.
Is social networking a negative influence or positive one?
The internet provides a post-modern vision as technology has advanced over the years; therefore, the use of internet is more frequent for information and social networking. For example, social networking, allows people to form/ find their identity as the mass media has become more dominant over the years. Social networking such as facebook and twitter allows people to identify with one another, therefore, allowing them to create their identity and as an end result hopefully form a collective identity.
However it does change in accordance to the certain area or perimeter an individual will be; take for example china and the policy of internet censorship
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