[Note from admin: This originally started as a General Chat thread that spurned off into an article. The discussion on the article starts here
, and the article can be found at Help Make the Internet a Safer Place
.]
Hi everyone, it’s Delilah - Rae!There is something that I am passionate about that I would like to share with you.
I have been bullied on the Internet before, but am still dedicated to it, mostly to make it safer and meet new, kind people. I get angry very easily, so this may just be me overreacting.
I realised that TikTok is owned by China, which if I’m correct, stores many, many things about data and details. This means that they get to note your face, your real name, and your location. This is not me saying that I don’t like China, it’s the most wonderful place, but I think there needs to be more precautions about safety and keeping things private.
On YouTube, there are so many arguments in the comments of videos! People are cussing, making fun of each other, mocking each other’s details like name, sexuality, looks and race. There is also a lot of horrible videos on there too, like horror clips, inappropriate parodies, and cruel pranks and hate videos posted without people’s permission.
On Minecraft and Skindex, so many people make joke accounts to troll people, break people’s creations and hack people’s accounts. I’ve experienced a lot of hate coming from that direction, and that’s why I joined wikiHow. I wanted a life away from that area.
Please, please, join Discord or another community that is set on making the Internet a safer place. We need heroes to make a stand. As Malala Yousafzai said: “When the whole world is silent, one voice can become powerful.” I want to change the world, like my role model Greta Thunberg. She’s changed the whole world, and has helped stir this troubled planet into a much - needed change. I want to make a stand, and rid the internet of danger. Who wants to help me on my quest to make this a safer place?
