Yakmut advocates sensitisation, warning in social media use

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The District Head of Chanso group, His Royal Highness, Dr. Alhassan Yakmut, has advocated for normal sensitisation and warning in the usage of social media.

Dr. Yakmut, a former director-general of the defunct Nationwide Sports Fee, who spoke whereas delivering a paper titled,

“The Function of Conventional Councils in Selling Accountable Utilisation of Social Media within the Nation,” decried the attendant challenges of the digital period, arising from the unfold of misinformation, cyber-bullying, hate speech, to invasion of privateness.

Yakmut mentioned, “In the present day’s digital age, social media has change into a strong instrument for communication, data sharing, and group engagement. It has revolutionised the way in which individuals work together and entry data, shaping the circulation of concepts throughout totally different sectors of society. Nonetheless, together with the quite a few advantages of social media come vital challenges that are on the rise. These challenges can destabilise social concord and governance if left unchecked.”

He famous that regardless of the misuse of social media platforms corresponding to Fb, Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp, one can not foreclose the integral components of contemporary life, notably in growing nations by way of such platforms. 

He additionally enjoined conventional councils to collaborate with authorities businesses, academic establishments and different stakeholders in propagating the cultural and social context of the group.





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