Social Responsibility And The Social Media: A Reflection On Recent Events In Nigeria

Social media cannot be said to be good or bad, the way we use them and what we use them for determines what we get from them. Social responsibility represents the moral principle that guides any action, whether in the media or any other organization and puts an obligation towards the environment, society, culture, economy and even the media. This article attempts to explain how social media can be used to diffuse information, philosophies and sentiments, and to mobilize and demobilize people towards certain actions, as well as, create platforms for interactions that can spring up new and waning ideas, symbols, rituals and identities. The researchers analysed recent incidences in Nigeria and how social media helped to escalate and deescalate them.