Question 6. Digital Law

 

Q.6.1 What is digital socialisation? How can social media change communities and their practices and traditions?

Mitchel (2017), describes socialisation on the internet (therefore it can be assumed the same will follow for any other digital technology use) to the ways that people communicate and the methods they use to do so. Socialisation describes the customs, quirks and language unique to a particular culture. The net, can involve millions of people in the world with different backgrounds, developing cultural habits unique to them.

According to Webster (2017):”Social media have been a revolution in how people plan events and communicate with one another. Rather than talking to their friends in person, they can post a comment about their life. The revolution of social media has allowed people to rekindle friendships, make new friends and gain new interests”. Some users will use social media to develop new relationships in person, while other people might never meet people from the sites they used. Social media must be used with care at all times in order to prevent cyber bullying, maintain privacy, prevent sexting, prevent identity theft and all other dangers associated with the use of digital technology. The amount of information you put out on the Internet over social media, can be misused in the real world.