The most surprising thing I found when it comes to digital rights and responsibilities was how many of them there were. It seemed that every website I went to, they had their own lists and paragraphs of what they thought was considered an internet user's duty.
I don't think many people act responsibly online. Have you forgotten about the privacy settings almost all social media sites offer? Over sharing is a problem too that not just youth partake in. There are many adults who feel the need tell the world about everything they are doing, have done and are about to do. People post selfies and write posts about their personal life, and then wonder how everyone knows why and when they are upset. They put almost all of themselves out there for the world to see, which to me is not using the internet responsibly.
The one commandment that I find most important out of the ones I have created is the eighth one. "Thou shall respect one's right to privacy". I find this important because privacy is important. There is nothing worst than having private and personal information leaked because you weren't careful enough, or someone felt the need to exploit what wasn't theirs to know in the first place. People have the right to privacy in their lives, and some people need to realize that it is okay if they don't know something about someone, that if people wanted you to know something, they would tell you.
I think the biggest issue around digital rights and responsibilities among young people is that they don't realize what their responsibilities are, and that there are people out there who will violate their rights, even if it doesn't seem like it.
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