By Tendai Guvamombe
Harare, Zimbabwe (News Of The South) – Day in day out someone in some places is directly hooked to some form of media platform which usually interest his/her way of life in a particular form.
Living in a globalised world where social media platforms are the major carriers and distributors of more than 90 percent of information happening in various parts of the globe inevitably spearheads to the convergence of information material within a short space of time.
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Having Twitter Account, WhatsApp, Facebook running simultaneously is actually what scientists describe as the best thing ever that has happened in the sector of Information Communication Technology.
At first the platform was used for social interactions and exchange of information through expression of views but with the way the world is moving people are now investing much of their time launching hate speech and uploading obscene type of sentimental acts.
At one point it was a misfortune to disseminate information that would have been extracted from one of the social media or to develop trust but in the recent times all sectors of life have decided to embrace the platforms regardless of demerits associated.
Paying particular attention on the Zimbabwean case the social media space went a long way in accommodating various issues ranging from business, politics, economy, religion among others.
Among all these, social media has arguably become a platform where people can now express their thoughts of political mind either for the good or bad.
This has also been met with the promotion of hate speech that often promulgates into defamation of characters a scenario which has seen social media prone to abuse by its users.
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