Monday, October 28, 2019
"Privacy" on social media
As I start to think about graduation, I cant help but think about all of the media content I have posted throughout my experiences in college and high school. Am I worried about what I have out there? 100% terrified what companies I will be applying to will see. I'm scared that the content I have posted is going to stick on there forever and in the back of my mind, I am extremely anxious about applying the end of this year. I know that not all companies extensively research and see everything you have posted but I know that most do. Is social media going to ruin my life? Is a question that I literally ask myself everyday? I know I sound guilty because I am so worried but I am nervous about the underage drinking posts I've made or the inappropriate outfits that I have worn out or just posts of me doing dumb shit, because I sure was a wild one the first year of college. Privacy is something that I haven't quit actually understood until taking this class. Privacy on the internet doesn't exist and that scares me. Yes, when my Instagram account is private that only my followers can see what I post but I don't personally know every one of my followers. I don't know if there is accounts that I have let follow me who are there to see if I post anything bad or if they are out to get me. Watching the documentary, Living in Public really has opened my eyes about what I should and shouldn't post on social media. Sometimes I wish that I can delete all of my social media accounts but I know that my posts just wont be "deleted". Does anybody else have these worries? Or am I just paranoid and overthink every possible situation?
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This is a post we can all relate to as upcoming college graduates. We have all been on social media creating content for the majority of our lives. Some of this content is positive and some is not. When considering this it is important to google your self, take a look at accounts you currently use and really look at it and say, "would I hire me?". That being said we are communication majors. Many of us will be working with social media and technology and therefor companies may be impressed by our large, possibly impactful, possibly entertaining or informative online presence. Some say not to post anything online that you would not want your Grandmother to see, but I push back at that. I think breaking some norms and being individual is important. Post what you are ok with the general public seeing and you should be ok. I think we can all for the most part trust our own judgement.
ReplyDeleteThis was a really great post this week. I always thought about privacy on the internet, but I think for me this class really put it into perspective. I took an ethics class last year and we had to watch Citizenfour which is a documentary about Edward Snowden leaking information about the National Security Agency monitoring on conversations, whether it be email, texting, voice, or any other way to communicate. If you haven't watched this documentary and are interested in privacy, I highly recommend it!
ReplyDeleteAs for social media posts, it is worrisome to think about what perception people have of me based on what's on my Facebook or Instagram pages. I don't think that I have anything on my social networks that would make me look bad in the eyes of a perspective employer, but I think the catch is that none of us know what they're looking for! They might see something that I wouldn't deem "inappropriate", but they would and they decide not to hire me because of that post.
I think the most important thing now is to just be mindful of previous posting and how they've made you look. Think about and reflect on how you've grown since those times and how you could express that to an employer.