This is How Social Media Is Changing the World Positively.

    In today’s world, Social media undoubtedly is a platform for creating and sustaining positive social change, and it’s something that we can all be a part of. By now everybody is aware of the impact of social media.

  Social media has the power of producing a multiplier effect if used in the right direction. Whether it is business, education, politics, or social welfare, social media in the past has brought about very engaging results. 

  Arguably, social media is one of the most powerful mediums to make your information go viral. The best part about social media is that one is not forced into getting involved but is motivated to get involved. This is one of the positives about social media and in the past as well it has been seen how social media has changed the lives of many by rewarding and generating positive outcomes. One such example is the contribution of social media toward social causes. If each one of us gets educated and more aware of the social issues engulfing our world, then suffering may be wiped off from the face of the earth.

    There was a time when people who even wish to get involved in social causes did not get their voices to reach the common man. Today due to social media, their plea is being heard and hundreds of people who are like minded are able to join and contribute towards this movement. Therefore social media acts as a harmonizing platform which helps unite people and brings about synergy by putting people efforts in a common direction.

   Social media has the power to hear people’s voices and also challenge them. Creating events on social media is a valid example of creating awareness. Social media is one such platform which could be effectively used for promoting stories that are unique but unknown in the mainstream.

    In the case of social movements, the Internet and social media, in particular, facilitate the events and also brings them to international attention at an unprecedented pace, enabling the uprisings to be literally monitored in real-time.

   In today’s time, we can see the use of social media in politics where almost every party is not just trying to draw public attention on the ground but only virtually. Today it is the use of social media that sets the trends on the ground.

   We can use social media to raise awareness about a cause we believe in or support others who already do. Social media is known for bringing up new topics. While many conversations may seem too controversial and divisive, they can bring up important themes to discuss with people you care about and trust.

    Using social media, these important causes have been able to call for donations, share important information and find innovative ways to unite users in meaningful and powerful ways. From lobbying the government to organizing demonstrations and even the coordination of relief efforts, social media has the ability to connect and unite groups to make a positive impact on the world during times of crisis. 

    Social media enables information to be spread more quickly. Far further than we have ever seen before. We’re no longer reliant on printed or handwritten messages to be physically posted. We can receive information in an instant, from the other side of the world. Social media is not only used to spread traditional news pieces but stories shared on social media become the news.

    There are many ways that social media amplifies your voice and your reach. Connecting you with an audience of many more people that you could ever connect with in person. It’s a valuable tool for both organizations and individuals. From the perspective of northeast India, social media can prove much more beneficial because this region has a lot of diversity. The northeastern region has multiple tribes and multiple languages. All of them have their own culture and story that can be amplified with the help of social media.

   Apart from communicating with your close friends and family members, social media networks help you to communicate with other people who are based in different parts of the world. Communication has become extremely effective as well as easy. Social media has the power of opening up the entire world in front of you, thereby making it a considerably smaller place than what it used to be.

  Social media today has become a tool of empowerment where people have the power to make their story or information reach globally. No longer people need to rely on mainstream media to bring their stories in the central stage.

   Hashtag movements such as #MeToo, which was started by activist Tarana Burke and later amplified online, have lasting consequences. RAINN (The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) reported a 21 percent increase in calls to anti-sexual assault helplines after Harvey Weinstein allegations and #MeToo exploded, showing that online conversations can persuade people to seek help offline.

   Social media is now a platform that brings social justice issues to the forefront of the societal discourse, and arguably, has helped rectify persistent inequities. To this end, social media has been a place where social movements of different forms, and their messages of empowerment through collective action, are solidified.

   From a functional lens, social media, a type of mass media platform that facilitates the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information between its users. Social media has brought a positive effect on society in recent years by empowering its citizens toward solidarity through collective action. 

    In short, there are many unknown and unique stories available in the nook and corner of the northeastern region and it’s time for us to use the social media platforms to dig up such stories and bring it to the wider audience.