Yawning is contagious like negativity is infectious, especially when about posts on social media.
“Facebook is the toilet of the internet,” is an expression I’ve used for years, and as of late, that statement has never been so accurate. Whether it’s misleading information or comments on local community groups, the negativity on Facebook is infectious.
It would be easy to say this all started roughly a year ago when the Canadian government banned news from being shared on its platform … but we all know social networks weren’t a happy place before the dark days of Facebook news.
Some users still haven’t figured out news can’t be shared on Facebook, and the “news” they’re reading online is often embellished or completely made up.
Take Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif, for example.
There’s a lot of controversy surrounding Khelif following her win over Angela Carini in 46 seconds after the Italian threw in the towel. The Olympic match quickly turned into an online gender equality war. The digital world was convinced the athlete in question was transgender. Shortly after, my Facebook feed was filled with articles about this transgender boxer, and of course, everyone was sharing the stories.
It turned out that Khelif wasn’t transgender. She’s simply a slugger with testosterone levels rivalling some male athletes.
It’s also worth pointing out that being transgender in Algeria is illegal, and identifying as such is prohibited. Don’t believe me? Google it.
I didn’t touch on a lot of the negativity I see on local Facebook pages, they’re getting worse by the day. Is the point to share valid information or make others feel like crap?
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