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Friday, March 29, 2024

Baguio Folk Told To Observe Social Media Ethics

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The City Council, last August 19, encouraged city residents to observe social media ethics, online or cyber etiquettes in support to the city’s Character Council and the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG’s) Disiplina Muna campaign.

In a Resolution, local legislators stated that Baguio city’s primary assets aside from its natural beauty are its disciplined people guided by the tenets of ‘malasakit or ug-ugbo’ and seamless collaboration as being advocated by the present administration, thus, everyone is being encouraged in sharing the best practices and positive development being introduced in the city.

The council added that positive critiquing is also welcomed but it should be coupled with correct data and information with the clear purpose of helping and uplifting the city.

The local legislative body urged the city residents to exercise due diligence in posting and sharing information so as not to cause further confusions among the public on prevailing issues and concerns in light of the pandemic.

Previous survey showed that 78,813 households in the city have internet access increasing the number of the so-called digital population, especially among the youth and millennials.

According to the councilor, social media channels have already evolved as the primary tool of communication amidst the wrath of the Corona Virus Disease (COVID) pandemic.

Further, social media is being used for promotion, marketing, modality for learning, advocacy campaign and as a platform of sharing opinions or showing support or opposition to government policies, projects and programs.

The Council emphasized that the spread of misinformation is a serious problem that should be addressed not only by the government but with the willing cooperation from the digital community.

While others may claim that it is their choice and personal decision to share information being fed to them through online, the council asserted that attached to it is the digital person’s discernment and initiative of verifying and validating the source of information.

On the other hand, the council admitted that others may claim that it is their vested right to express opinion or views which they are correct as long as not to purposely cause harm to the interest of the public, undermine or misguide the same or to maliciously curtail the rights of others. (Dexter A. See)

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