The great thing about social media sites like Twitter and Facebook is that people can come together and speak their minds and share interacting with friends and meet new people. However, I have some problems whenever I have logged into Twitter. The first one is the widespread use of the "n.." word. In my mind, there is no excuse for racially offensive slurs or any other slurs have no place on social media sites or any other place on the Internet for that matter.
The other problem that I have encountered (and this was just today) was pedophiles. I ran across a user on Twitter whose entire account is to talk about how he wants to have sex with underage girls and also wants to engage in incest. That is not just morally and socially wrong and repulsive but also illegal.
The last problem is a general lack of respect that I've seen on Twitter and have heard on Facebook. There is no excuse for people to diss other people. It's one thing if you've been wronged and have reason to say something in your own defense, but it is wrong to engage in verbal abuse and cyber bullying or stalking. The solution is simple: do your best to respect people and they will respect you and not start drama. I believe that the majority of people that frequent Twitter and Facebook are decent and will try to keep the Internet a safe environment where people can come together and interact without any harm or negative consequences happening.
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