Social Media and Corona Virus

People Using Social Media to Show Their Responses to Corona Virus

As I'm sure you have seen, people have been using social media in all sorts of different ways in response to the corona virus. I have seen many people using TikTok to lighten the mood and make fun of the virus. Even viral trends have been started. On Instagram, Facebook and Twitter there have even been memes posted about the virus. Social Media has also been used to spread awareness about the virus. For example, certain celebrities have used their platform to urge their followers to stay home and have made it a priority to warn them about the dangers of this virus. In a time like this I think we have really been seeing the positive effects of social media. There has also been a lot of misinformation about the virus on social media right now. People have been very quick to spread the first thing they read and believe it and it can be dangerous when it involved the virus. People have also tried to use social media to "over hype" the virus and scare people which I have not been a fan of. I think people get how serious this virus is and are already scared enough so we should not be using social media to make it even worse. It is our job to really read through the different articles and posts before we share them so we don't contribute to any misinformation about the virus. At the end of the day I think the good outweighs the bad and social media has been very helpful and entertaining while we have all been in isolation.

Website Used: https://time.com/5802802/social-media-coronavirus/