Over the last 20 years, information and communication technology has evolved significantly, with the introduction of social media being a crucial development. The speed of change is quickening. The evolution of mobile technology and the media, for example, has had a significant influence on the impact of social media. In terms of overall minutes spent online, mobile devices rule the world. They provide everyone the ability to connect from anywhere, at any time, on any device. Some impacts that social media has on the world is that it affects society, relationships and the world of work.
State owned media has the potential to threaten the personal information of the public as they can publish statistics based on the public records they have access to. It also may be biassed as it is the property of the government, who may not want certain information to spread in order to prevent panic, such as the panic with regards to overbuying toilet paper in the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Social media has grown over the years, so has the risk of data breaches. As more and more information gets placed online, there is an increased danger of hackers, companies, and malicious interlopers mining your data in ways that undermine personal privacy. And in some cases, your data is outright stolen.
A bookshelf with destroyed books could represent concealed information, since the books have fallen with their cover up along with the pages of content faced down which may be representing unknown knowledge since only the cover is what is visible to everyone; everything is also messy with books destroyed which may be symbolising how books are rather useless, adding on the fact that all the books are slightly covered with a layer of debris and what it seems to be white splatters of paint may be indicating masking information or fake news.
The media has impacted me positively and negatively. I’ve been able to create new friendships, express my views and opinions, however it’s impacted my sleep schedule, and my thoughts of physical image; it’s also provided me with unrealistic views of other people’s lives. The media has kept me better informed about my friends’ lives and feelings and about issues and things that are happening outside of Australia. It’s influenced my individual views and beliefs, or it might’ve skewed my knowledge of a specific topic due to being provided false information, I’ll never really find out.
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