Could You Become A Mean Meme Analysis

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In the articles "Could You Become a Mean Meme?" and "Are You Being Watched?", by Kristen Lewis explain that there are both advantages and disadvantages to social media. The article "Could You Become a Mean Meme", says this about the media, "Ashley had become a meme--a photo with a caption that takes the image out of context, turning it into a joke that spreads like wildfire across the internet" (Lewis 12). The text proves to us with a real life example, that things we see on the internet are changed in a negative way, and can be completely different than what they were originally meant to be or show. The photos we see that we find funny, were most likely changed to make the account funnier for the content they had. The article "Are You Being …show more content…

The article "Are You Being Watched?", says that tracking technology is becoming more and more popular online. The article states, "A recent study conducted by the University of Washington found that 75 percent of the 500 most popular websites use tracking tools" (Lewis 15). This evidence suggests that tracking with companies is becoming more and more relevant. Now companies are using these tracking devices to their advantages by showing us things we recently have searched up. All of this shows that they are using us to their own benefit to track what we are doing for their business, all while everyone is clueless about it. All the evidence so far, proves that nothing online can ever be truly private. The other article, "Could You Become a Mean Meme?", has many similar points to the other article. It says, "In 2017, Harvard University canceled admission offers to at least 10 students who shared offensive images in what they thought was a private Facebook group chat" (Lewis 14). The evidence proves that these students were not expecting to have the things they shared to others shown to the people. When they rejected from a university, their actions came back to them and proved to them that their actions could not be reversed and that there were consequences. They later learned, that what they shared online was never truly private, and could be accessed easily if needed. From tracking and staying safe online, it is always great to be careful of what we are sharing and saying to others, always making sure to stay

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