The Ugly Side of Internet Cultures

Some people have even formed cultures that would be virtually shunned from the physical society. People are creating a fantasy world through writing, doing and saying things that they would never do outside of the internet culture that they belong to. “The rapid diffusion of the internet in the 1990s has enabled marginalized groups to establish URLsand innovate their own forms of community”, (Chow-White, Peter A.). I truly believe that people are expressing a side of themselves that they would feel ashamed of if family or friends ever found out. People that belong to these unacceptable societies have inner thoughts and feelings that they cannot express any other way. These internet cultures are almost encouraging these disturbed people and reinforcing their beliefs. “Information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as the internet, are playing a particularly significant role not only in the promotion and packaging of sex tourism but of a new type of global surveillance of bodies, race and desire” (Chow-White, Peter A.). I personally feel that these types of internet cultures should be banned and people should be prosecuted and held responsible for their actions over the internet. Everyone feels as though no one will ever find out who they really are and feel safe saying or doing whatever they want. Just as in the physical society, I believe there should be rules and consequences for not following them. “The discussion boards are not only networking people, but ideas and frameworks of understanding or semantic networks” (Chow-White, Peter A.). This is a growing problem and we need to take control of it and do something to stop it.