1. “YouTube has no ethics, it's been created for the sole purpose of entertainment and money.” Do you agree?
I agree to the statement, but first, the definition of keywords is of utmost importance. Ethics, is defined as a system of moral principles or values. When we say someone has no ethics, it simply means that the person is immoral. In this case, I feel that the now popular video-sharing website, Youtube, is "immoral" as according to the definition above.
Youtube has, so far, not shown any signs of upholding any moral principles. In a recent news article, there have been several reports on the insults of the Thai King, King Bhumibol Adulyadej. A video was uploaded on Youtube, showing images of feet being placed over the king's face which was an offensive act to Thais, who consider feet dirty. Never mind the fact that the video was allowed to be uploaded on the website, Youtube was also claimed to have taken a long time to remove the upsetting video. How could this happen if Youtube had ethics? Shouldn't they have a filtering system to prevent such cases from happening? If they say that they did not anticipate this at all, then sadly, they lack the quality of being forward-looking in the business and social world. Youtube, through this incident, clearly demonstrated the lack of respect for countries in the world, not only to the victimised Thailand. There have been other reports saying that Youtube also became a "free consultation clinic" for Youtube users. Videos of offering tips about how to deal with medical issues were posted on the website, allowing people to endanger their own lives unknowingly. In the first place, such videos should not be allowed to be posted as this may create a wrong judgement in people's minds, especially videos that claim "unsupported facts". This clearly demonstrates that Youtube has no sense of responsibility instilled in them, since they allow these unethical acts to be carried out in society, ie the lack of respect for others and giving false information, which is equivalent to lying to the masses of Youtube users. Again, we must ask ourselves, is Youtube ethical? The answer is obvious and undoubtedly no.
Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6528303.stm
www.newscientist.com
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ello dawn(: enjoyed reading your posts. they were really informative and enriching. good research done(:
The supporting details given are good. I am referring to the one about the feet on the king's face, and how the newspaper had reported thier lack of efficiency in removing these offensive and other manipulative videos about the medical information on Youtube.
Nice start with definition of keywords.
Specific supporting details given which is significant enough to substantiate your points.
There are benefiting side of You Tube, e.g. educational videos. Perhaps you can argue about this point and say why You Tube is still immoral.
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