THE DIGITAL SELF
DIGITAL
refers to the norms of appropriate and responsible
behaviorCITIZENSHIP
towards technology use. Digital
citizenship is anchored in 3 general principles:
respecting, educating, and protecting oneself and
others. Digital citizenship serves the purpose or
regulating human behavior in a highlytechnological and digital world.
A major concern of living in the digital era
is how technology shapes one’s sense of
self and identity. One concept that is
related to the concept of the digital self is
online disinhibition. It is defined as the
lack of restraint one feels when
communicating online in comparison to
communicating in person.
Some individuals lose their inhibition in social interactions
because there is an aspect of being present only in the
virtual, a sort of anonymity. Anonymity may serve as an
option for individuals who are naturally shy and
introverted to express their thoughts, without threat to
their self-esteem. Nowadays, however, people are more
inclined to show their own personalities via online
channels.
The permeating nature of technology has also influenced various technological
and online behaviors people manifest. Within the concept of digital citizenship,
there are 9 themes that cover these behaviors:
WHY DO WE HAVE A DIGITAL
SELF?
The idea of the Digital Self is an interesting and relatively new topic discussed in
consumer behaviour research. Researchers, such as Stone (1996) and Hemetsburger
(2005) claim that the digital web allows us to try out different personas that differ
from our real life identities. But why would we want to even do
this? We were especially interested in looking at why we express ourselves
online the way we do and we wanted
to share the most common reasons:
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We want to meet the expectation of others
We want to boost our self-esteem
To feel a sense of belonging
Bigger sense of freedom
Striving to be our ideal selves
WHAT
NOT
TO POST
ONLINE
1. Sexy or revealing pictures
2. Pictures of videos sowing private moments with love
ones
3. Pictures or videos showing bad habits
4. Negative comments on another person’s attitudes
5. Posts announcing conflicts with other people
6. Posts of the results of a particular competition with
the names of defeated person
7. Comments showing strong opposition to certain
issues
8. Comments with foul, vulgar, indecent, and offensive
words
9. Pictures or videos revealing one’s financial status
10. Pictures or videos showing family trips
11. Pictures or videos displaying one good deeds
12. Pictures or videos in hospitals
13. Posts of every single thing you do
DICHOTOMIES OF THE
SELF
Producer or Consumer
1.
2. Online versus Offline
3. Body versus Technology
ARE YOU
RESPONSIBL
AE
NETIZEN?
SHARING
FAKE
NEWS
As a famous saying goes, “Think
before you click.” Lately, social
media has been teeming with fake
news—malicious content that
tends to speak ill of certain people
or issues. Many people on social
media share fake news because
they fail to verify the truthfulness
of such online articles.
People bully other people online because they feel that they can do so as online
interaction is different from face-to-face or personal interaction. They can hide
themselves through their screens which make them feel capable of hurting other
people. One form of cyberbullying is bashing which can damage to an individual’s
psychological well-being.
SHARING VIRUSES
Some social media users
share the viruses for fun.
Usually, these viruses
present themselves as
pornographic content
which makes users
interested in opening
such as malicious links.
This is an example of
inappropriate behavior
online for its aim, which
may appear direct or not,
is to damage one’s
reputation online.
END OF
DISCUSSION
MR. IANCE GAEVRIEL DE CHAVEZTUBO