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Hostile online environment
The state must build a policy for punishing the people who are involved in creating hostile online environments. This will discourage people from misusing electronic platforms. The common practices include sexual harassment, sexually oriented comments or jokes, hateful comments on disability, race, religion or gender. The policy can take measures for addressing the issue of hostile environments. The people involved in derogatory comments will be charged for creating hostility. Due to increased reliance on youth on the internet and social media, the probability of online hostility has increased.
It is important for the state to make online platforms safer for the public. People who are victims of online hostility suffer mental health issues such as stress, extreme depression, and isolation. The only way for stopping wrong activities is by creating a policy for punishing perpetrators who are involved in creating hostile environments. Online harassment has increased due to easy access to the internet and electronic gadgets. Victims suffer from emotional stress that influences their studies, work or routine lives. In 2017 Pew Research Institute revealed that half of the American population had experienced online harassment. Abusive and threatening behaviors are highly reported issues CITATION Ann18 \l 1033 (Goldfarb, 2018).
Laws can be implemented for undermining the culture of the hostile online environment. Adoption of adequate policy will allow victims of hostility to launch complain against the plaintiff. Cyber laws on online abuse protect the victims. Law enforcement or a civil lawsuit can be an effective tool for controlling such offensive activities. The policy must also emphasize on providing awareness to the internet users about online harassment and related issues. As a larger population of students are victims of online hostility, the state can implement procedures at schools and colleges for educating students about the procedures of reporting.
References
Goldfarb, A. (2018). Expert Advice on How to Deal with Online Harassment. Retrieved 02 17, 2019, from https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/bjp8ma/expert-advice-on-how-to-deal-with-online-harassment
Oh, Y. W. (2019). Who Expresses Opinions in a Hostile Online Forum Environment and When. Mass Communication and Society.
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