W6. How important is it to be civil online on the Internet? ByoungHyun Chun(천병헌)

How important is it to be civil online on the Internet?


Information sociology
2015048986 천병헌

1.Summary

  There are many people on the Internet today. Beyond offline time and space constraints, people communicate with each other anytime, anywhere. They already have a variety of rules as offline citizens. For example, we greet our neighbors and live faithfully in their own work. On the other hand, civil or civil participation is very important even online. the civil behavior on the Internet is the most important. Without them, this online space is not created. The role of citizens in online discussions with diverse agendas is diverse. But people do not see their faces online. And no one knows about their identity. People act with "anonymity". They tend to be different from offline rules. Various information is uploaded without filtering. And on this topic people give their opinions. People are gossiping about others if they are different from their own. They also do not abstain from their wrong actions.
  If you do not follow the rules in anonymity and online space, it will affect offline. Anyone who is offline can see what they say online. It is feared that the individual's personal image will be revealed to everyone. Therefore, it takes a considerable effort to become a civil online.

2. Interesting point

 In the Republic of Korea, Moon Jae-in government's 'Cheong Wa Dae National Petition' is the most ideal place for citizens to play their role online. Many people complain about difficult problems to the government. Many people participate together through this bulletin board or the "National People's Journal". The page manager gives feedback on each article and tries to solve the problem. However, some regrets are that many people do not understand the characteristics of these spaces. Citizen participation is important, of course, but people sometimes post very personal problems and sometimes have a terrible story.
 In fact, there are cases where the rules were not followed online and suffered a lot of damage. In fact, a woman who was broadcasting private internet in Busan committed suicide. The ridicule of some viewers encouraged her suicide. Internet broadcasting is a kind of emotional labor. Emotional workers are often hurt. This is because they receive ridiculous or bad complaints in real time. Internet comment is different from general broadcast because it is free to use expectation for anonymity. Despite these problems, there is virtually no adequate measure to prevent it. Like broadcasting, strengthening the legal regulation of Internet broadcasting loses autonomy. Without citizens' netiquette spirit online, it causes such a chaos.

3. Discussion Point

  As we have seen in the above example, becoming an online citizen is very important. However, it is more important to know what rights they enjoy as citizens and what roles they should play.  I would like to discuss what happens if we do not exercise citizen rights or paticipation online as well as offline.

Comments

  1. UnknownApril 15, 2018 at 2:26 AM

    I read your article well. If you don't set the rules online, it is very confusing. As I wrote in my article, I think malicious comments are a serious problem. These exhausting problems are one of the many things that happens online. In addition, it may be thought to include posting advertisements in communities. Keeping the rules online is not mandatory. Making mandatory laws can violate freedom of expression. In these double matters we must leave it to the individual conscience, which is very difficult. What do you think about this problem?

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