I believe that social media can be used as a tool to increase civility by being an example to others. If people see you standing up for one another, being kind to others, and being authentic, then they may follow your lead. By using the deontological ethics perspective, it is one’s duty or obligation to do to the right thing. Also, virtue ethics shows how one can have moral excellence that is based off of being a good moral person. As a Christian, there is a lot of pressure on me to always do the right thing. Sometimes, I don’t always do the right thing; however, I have always been careful about how I portray myself, act, and react on social media. We are all human and make mistakes. It is not about how many mistakes you made or what you did, but instead, it is how you try to fix the situation. There may be consequences to your actions, but that is to help you learn from it. It is our job to be kind to one another; this world is crazy, and life gets confusing. Do not be the type of person that ruins other people’s days because of something you post on social media. Be a light to the world of darkness; lead by being a good example.

Ethical dilemmas are faced every day- especially on social media. Is it ethical to use profanity on social media? People grow up with a certain view of curse words. They may have grown up with parents that think it is immoral and wrong to use cuss words. Some may have grown up with a religion that makes using profanity against their beliefs. On the other hand, people may have grown up to believe that these are just words; they may see these words as just apart of their daily vocabulary. Profanity has always had a negative view. It is shown as ugly and trashy to curse. Nowadays, it is becoming more and more popular to cuss. It has started to be a form of expression. That leads me into this dilemma on social media. Should people filter their language on certain or all social medias? Should Instagram captions be different than Snapchat captions?
In my opinion, you should express yourself the way you want to. However, employers may follow your social media. You have to be careful who your audience is and know the way they may interpret what you are saying. You should always think before you post, because once your post is out there, you cannot get it back. Do you curse on social media?