14/08/2026
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Social media, as accessible and beneficial as it is, has also become a platform through which hate and misinformation can easily spread.
As psychology students, we should understand the potential impact that our words and actions can have on another personโs mental well-being. Posting hurtful remarks about someoneโespecially while disclosing their full name, identity, or faceโcan cause immense distress. Regardless of how wrong we may believe a personโs actions to be, this does not give us permission to publicly shame them on social media.
We have been taught about how anonymity can influence peopleโs behavior online. The sense of distance and anonymity that social media provides may sometimes make individuals more confident in saying things they would otherwise hesitate to say in person. However, this should not be used as an excuse to disregard respect and accountability.
If there are concerns that need to be addressed, we encourage everyone to ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐. Concerns may be raised through ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น, ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ. Posting anonymously in Facebook groups does not resolve an issue; instead, it may create further confusion and conflict.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐
๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Sharing only portions of a conversation may lead to misinterpretation and prevent others from understanding the situation accurately.
As the organization representing students within the Psychology Program, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ผ_๐ฃ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐บ. If you do not feel comfortable approaching the appropriate individuals yourself, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, and we can help connect you with the proper channels.
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