The Importance Of Negativity On Twitter

The amount of negativity on Facebook and Twitter is ridiculous. On Facebook, the attacks tend to be on actors, politicians, athletes, and anyone else in the media at the moment that is currently garnering attention. The amount of negative posts right now towards both presidential hopefuls is overwhelming. It is shared articles as well as people posting comments that feel that their negative comments will somehow sway people to vote for the candidate that they approve of. I’ve already seen many people pleading with their Facebook friends to stop the political posts. We, the general public, are already getting bombarded with political messages daily, we don’t want to see it while we are relaxing and hoping to get away from it. The negative

There have been full blown arguments from friends and relatives about who they think is right or wrong. The negative attacks are worse on Twitter. Since there is an opportunity to be a little more anonymous, the negativity is more personal. Those in the entertainment industry will say their peace and then be verbally attacked by people that are following them on Twitter. I hear all the time on TV or radio how some of these entertainers have to block fans due to the negative and hateful comments that they leave. For example if a football player has a Twitter account and he fumbles the ball in a big game that costs his team a chance to win a championship, the amount of hateful, negative posts can be very disturbing. Comments from people wishing he would die, quit the game, get cut from the team, and so on are not uncommon. There is no need for that, ever. But yet, without any real fear of retribution, it continues. In the article “Take it online or not?” it states that almost half of Twitter users tweet in anger. Most of these people hope the person the rant is about will see the tweet.(Vinnedge) Of course many of these negative tweets end up going viral, which just makes it more likely for

Teens that are allowed to have Facebook accounts could be subjected to cruel and hateful comments by classmates. It’s bad enough when it is at school, but when it follows a teen outside of school it becomes too much to deal with for many. News reports of teen suicides or teen shootings are becoming all too common, many being brought on by bullying inside and outside of school. An article on cyberbullying in social media by Stephanie Pappas found that 89 to 97 percent of teens that were using social media had a Facebook account. (Pappas) Researchers at the University of Alberta reviewed 36 cases of cyberbullying of teens 12 to 18. (Pappas) Twenty-three percent were targeted, most likely from fellow classmates. (Pappas) The research does not show a direct correlation between the cyberbullying and depression since some teens may already be suffering from depression prior to any cyberbullying, but it does make it worse. (Pappas) Teens could be depressed for all sorts of reasons and cyberbullying can be the final straw for some. Social media and the internet for some are an escape from the real world. When the bullying enters the escape, there is nowhere left to go. In the article by Stephanie Pappas, researchers found that teens generally suffer from cyberbullying in silence. They are afraid to say anything to anyone, telling parents may result in losing privileges to the internet.