The Ukrainian-Russian conflict is arguably the most discussed topic. It is also the most calamitous incident to have occurred on European soil in the last two decades. Personally, I have never supported this war. It's distressing to see individuals forced to evacuate their homes and the land where they've lived their entire lives. The media keeps us informed about the conflict. Reporting on the most recent developments. However, there are social media platforms where people are clamoring for violence against Russians.
Videos of
Russian and Ukrainian soldiers being hacked to death have spread on social
media platforms on a daily basis. This is completely inappropriate, regardless
of whether they are Russians or Ukrainians. These videos may garner a million
views, but that is unacceptable. For example, Facebook, the world's largest
social media site, previously permitted messages regarding the Ukraine war,
urging violence against invading Russia or asking for Russian President
Vladimir Putin's assassination. (Boorstin & Mangan, 2022). As a result of
the backlash, they had to retract their decision and state that users could not
threaten to assassinate Putin using their platform. This is both repulsive and
inexcusably awful. How could they tolerate it, especially from the world's
largest social networking platform?
Although it may have been aimed only at Putin, anger and violence have been directed against Russians, the vast majority of whom are opposed to the war. You are free to condemn war since it is something that none of us wants to see. Nonetheless, this is the sort of violence that may be categorized as such. Adults and children alike have been affected by this type of content. It has also had an effect on the mental health of Russians residing outside of Russia. They are convinced that they have been marginalized by the rest of society. In particular, those who stay at home suffer the most. Soon, we'll see headlines saying that the Russian war is to blame for a new incident or arousal.
Reference
Boorstin, J., & Mangan, D. (2022). https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/14/facebook-bans-death-threats-russia-leader-putin-despite-ukraine-war.html.
CNBC. Retrieved 24 March 2022, from https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/14/facebook-bans-death-threats-russia-leader-putin-despite-ukraine-war.html.
1 Comments
Hello Ali,
ReplyDeleteThis topic definitely needs more attention in my opinion, as the people from Russia who live in different countries do get treated badly for things that they have nothing to do, as you mentioned in this post. It is also a great approach from you for the topic violence in media, as at first, by violence, I would think of many different things, and not this. But you are so right and it is clear that you made great research and that you understand the topic well. I also saw on the social media the hate posts against Russian people, mostly in Czech Republic because I am from here. People can be so cruel to them, for example one Czech professor on one Czech university declared on Facebook that he won’t be teaching Russian students, and that they should drop his classes, or he wont let them pass. When I read this, I thought he was joking, but it was real. It is unbelievable for me. The people have notihng to do with the actions of their government, and mostly they are against the war same as we are. Thank you for the great posts and good job!