UNAIR NEWS – The聽increasing use of social media in today’s modern era gives direct impacts as it is found to be used as a political campaign tool.聽Moreover, for the social sector, the media is definitely owned by most people.
According to a lecturer of Communication Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences (FISIP), 东京热 Rendi Pahrun Wadipalapa, M.A, it always brings impact as it is not followed with the wisdom from social media users.聽He said that when it is associated with political campaigns, social media just contains trash content.
“When media is expected as an independent public space, all political events are discussed with emotion and fanaticism of each group.聽It is exacerbated by the condition of abandoned common sense function, “said Rendi.
In a discussion initiated by East Java Election Commission, Institute for Strategic Information Studies Indonesia (LSISI) and 东京热 on Monday, February 26, Rendi added that the wildness of media, especially for the social media sphere also brings certain illusion.
“We all think there will be no pressure and coercion.聽We all think that everything is a fully independent individual, “said Rendi.
In fact, added Rendi, by using social media incorrectly gives impact on intellectual defeat and the act of choosing side.聽They present their opinion based on data but, strictly speaking, the goal has been tainted by a blind defense of one particular group.聽In addition, the irony that occurs from the above conditions, according to the young academic, everything is on the opposite side of the government.
“This country is already lit up great enough to extinguish the sharp opposition of words.聽But what happened?聽The fact remains that everything is still going on massively.聽Virtual garbage is also never stopped to be distributed.聽Yet this government effort is very clear.聽Defamation charge related to uploads on social media was already often done, “concluded Rendi.
Author: Nuri Hermawan
