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What Does The Film Say About The Effect Of The Internet On How We Create Our Identity & Relationships Online?


POSITIVES

• We have the access to broaden our knowledge by communicating with people from all over the world, distance is not an issue now that we have the internet
• We can use the internet as escapism from our real lives
• We have the freedom to portray ourselves in a way that we choose, giving away as much or as little information as we want about ourselves
• We can find people that share the same interests

NEGATIVES

• We don't know what we can believe from the internet, we can't trust anyone, someone could be hiding their real identity from you
• Too much information can be given away i.e. photos, relationships, conversations, too accessible to others/strangers
• We have too much freedom with our internet identity, may use it to hide real personalities, cover up real problems we can't face with ourselves
• No privacy