Nupur GoelAIR 11 · CSE 2019 · 214 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
Moral attitude can be defined as the views, beliefs, perception of an individual towards a given object/ issue based on his moral conviction.
Body · points
Features :-
- strongly related to emotions.
- Generally synchronisation between moral attitude and behaviour.
- More strong than moral conviction.
- May vary from person to person.
Social Media :- is also affecting moral attitude as today, we live in ICT Revolution world where everyone is connected to fb, twitter, instagram etc.
Positive effect :-
- Exposure to high information - people seeking news through inshots application.
- Faster dissemination of information - Better communication leading to blurring of time, space & distance.
- Anonymity - People can post their views online without sharing their identification.
Negative Impact :-
- Radicalisation - social media used to radicalise youth by ISIS, Al Qaeda. → Huge security challenge.
- Anonymity - makes it difficult to punish the wrong-doer.
- Rigging with elections - e.g. facebook-cambridge Analytica case in USA elections, 2016.
- Fake News - being spread like wildfire.
- Increase in lynching, regionalism, communalising, casteism due to social media. Eg - use of fb in North-East people exodus from bangalore.
Close · a way forward
Thus it is upto us to use this double-edged sword & curb its misuse by proper regulation & checks in place.