The advancements in technology have aided in making social media an integral part of the society today. Social media has impacted the contemporary society both positively and negatively. The positive impacts come as a result of the users of social media upholding mutual respect for one another. Proper use of social media benefits both individuals and corporate agencies in the society. On the other hand, the negative impacts of social media come as a result of users of social sites failing to uphold respect for each other. Respect in social media has numerous benefits to the entire society and thus all users of social media should strive to ensure that they maintain respect social media.
As pointed earlier social media has greatly transformed the world today and thus it is essential that respect in social media should be upheld. Through social media, people from diverse regions can connect and share information about events happening in their localities. Social media should be respected to protect the privacy rights of all people in the society regardless of their age, race, origin or gender. Respecting social media is a major step towards addressing the problem of cybercrime that has increased drastically in recent years. In spite of the positive impacts of social media on corporate agencies, employers in the corporate world suffer great losses as a result of some employees spending most of their time on the social media. Employees should respect the social media to ensure that they do not spend a lot of time on social sites instead of doing constructive work for their employers. Quite often inappropriate use of social media damages individual’s reputation and the employer’s brand and public image. Respect in social media is beneficial to the entire society and not only to the social media users. In a nutshell, the use of social media should be respected for the well-being of all the members of the society.