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Let's Be Wise When Using Social Media

1. SELECT THE MEDSOS ACCOUNT YOU WANT TO FOLLOW

Over the years, social media has had a huge impact on mental health. We are often 'glazed' with the lives of others that we see on social media, and compare them with our lives. In fact, everything that appears on social media is just an outer shell that we don't know about. To overcome this, follow useful, entertaining, or credible accounts that can actually add to your insight. Stay away from accounts that are toxic and have no use.

2. KEEP APPLICABLE NORMS, ETHICS AND REGULATIONS

In communicating with each other on social networking sites, we usually forget about ethics in communicating. We find very many harsh words that appear in conversations between people on social networks, either intentionally or unintentionally. We recommend that in communicating we use appropriate and polite words on the social networking accounts that we have. Use the appropriate language with whom we interact.

3. CONSIDER THE CONTENT TO BE POST

In using social networks, it is better for us as users to be wise in informing our privacy / personal life. Don't be too private on social media, let alone something sensitive and very personal. For example, about finances, romantic relationships, about family life, about being annoyed with someone, telephone numbers, home addresses or your whereabouts. This can interfere with other contacts on your list and can provide information for those who wish to harm us.

4. USE MEDSOS PROPERLY AND APPROPRIATELY, TO AVOID UNWANTED THINGS

It's better not to spread information related to SARA (Ethnicity, Religion and Race) and pornography on social networks. Spread useful things that do not cause conflict between others on the networking site. Avoid uploading photos of violence such as photos of victims of violence, victims of traffic accidents and other violent photos. Don't add to the sadness of the victims' families by uploading violent photos. Don't teach the younger generation about violent things through violent photos uploaded on social media networks.

5. DON'T BE EASY TO BELIEVE OR ORIGIN SHARE THE CONTENT ONLINE, CHECK AND RECEIVE THE CONTENT

We often see bad news about other people on social networks. This sometimes aims to bring down competitors' names with fabricated news. Therefore, social network users are required to be smart in capturing information, if you want to participate in disseminating the information, it is better for us to check the truth of the information first.