The Toughest Questions Facing the World on Social Media Security
The current world is facing the toughest questions of all time on the security threat caused by social media platforms. The fake account is a platform facilitating identity theft since unauthorised information plays a central role in criminal activities. Countermeasures to control the effects of fake accounts have been infertile. The social media platforms have become a destructive tool and are losing their original purpose. Excess freedom of expression offered by the platform has seen them above legal provisions. The paper explores the fake accounts loophole left by the social media, the chances of their criminalisation and the government regulations.
The Insufficient Legal Controls Over Fake Social Media Accounts
The major problem with the regulation of fake social media account is that there are insufficient legal controls over the issue. The limitation in the provisions of the law controlling the activities of the social media is giving the website’s policies more power than the statutory mandates. The limitation concerning statutes is offering social media some degree of immunity to certain crimes committed online but later criminalised offline.
The Importance of Responsible Data Stewardship on Social Media
The general issue of importance is not that the social media is above the law, but the platforms ought to be responsible and possess appropriate data stewardship. Fake accounts are very dangerous since they are criminalised with intentions to defraud. The government of different states should establish regulation to limit the operation of social media with the aim of eradicating the criminalisation of the platform. Verification systems should be developed to utilise face recognition or IDs and passports to confirm an account holder. The governments should also be ready to handle the allegations of wanting to limit the freedom of expression since the aspect arises whenever the issue occurs.
