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Show 4 - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ANONYMITY continued from page 4 2, 20! t off Facebook toe for such posts. Students on DSUs campus curated a Snapchat account called the Students could send photos to the account, which would be published onto the accounts pub lie story. Everything was posted on this Snapchat, including pictures of school p. post anything they want, and people within a certain mile radius can read it. All sorts of things are posted on this site, and for the most part, they are just posts about sleeping in class and looking for drugs. While I scrolled through the app, I quickly realized all these students dont realize what they put online can have serious consequences. Many campuses are dealing with illegal activity being discussed on this app. In an article by USA today, a reporter asked college security officers if they use the social media app to monitor students, and school administrator Rick Tupper from Augus-tan- a College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, said, Social media does help us when were trying to follow that road map of a crime to figure out what happened and when and who was involved. There are many stories about students being arrested for what they have posted on Yik Yak, but by looking at the posts in our area, it would appear students do not care their accounts may be monitored. I believe students are ignorant to the fact that anyone can track down who posted the yak or snap, and they should do research on the many examples of students getting in trouble BYBREANNAOPDAHL breannaopdahl If youre ' one of the mil- -' lions who events, parties, drug use, nude photos, and an abundance of drunk people. While RedStormsnap was aimed for DSU students, anyone could follow the account and view the pictures to the French flag after the Paris people posted. Because of attacks, consider doing ' ; changed your profile - how the account worked, whoever is in charge of this account now has hundreds of photos in his or her possession. While many people did not show their faces in photos they sent, the page owner had to receive the pictures and knows who these people are. This concerns me for the future of those students if the owner of the account decided to ' picture more. As we all know, ISIS executed a complicated attack in Paris on Nov. 13, which solidified its determined goal to inflict more devastation in the future. According to Fox News, there were six different bomb sites, 132 people killed and 352 wounded, which compelled half of my Facebook friends to change their profile picture to the France filter. Showing support is release their identities. The RedStormsnap has been either deleted or removed from Snapchat at this time. Students at DSU and across the country need to realize that just because a website or app is advertised as anonymous, there is a large chance that it is not The app developers have your data, such as IP addresses and phone numbers. Posting on these apps can have larger repercussions then may be realized, and we should be cautious about what we post there. I obviously necessary during these times, but simply changing the filter on your Facebook profile picture is a slap in the face to the people who are enduring travesty elsewhere. It is wrong to say one tragedy is more devastating than another, especially massacres like the Paris bombings. But to com- pletely overlook bombings in Beirut simply because most Americans have never traveled there is ignorant. The 1 Tower was lighted in Pariss national colors after going dark after the attacks in Paris on encourages people to find more productive ways to show support than just Facebook Eiffel 3 Opdahl Paris is likely receiving more coverage than other world news because people readily identify with Parisian landmarks. According to Inkling-snews.co- An over- whelming amount of people nave no idea about terrorist attacks which occur in countries other than modernized, Western countries. This is no different than o the Nov dont look like a jerk. ice-buck- et challenge. making a difference. Raising awareness for this type of event is unnecessary, as it has already received an overload of coverage. If the France filter is done for social reasons, I think its stupid, said Ryan Polatis, a junior biology major from St. George. For example, theyre doing it so Im doing it, so I Its not really Obviously no one is happy the city of love has been bombed by the faste growing group of terrorist in the world. If you wanti support France, donate to GoFundMe set up for son of the victims families, or figure out ways to actually help. Dont settle for slapping a France flag fib over the picture of you on boat during spring breaf YjVVMr 1. n Auin mu V ' 1! V, V I u I1 I r L r Gain experience, build your portfolio, and get to know your school! SCHOLARSHIP POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR SPRING 2016: C-- - ' 4hn u h j j WHAT CAN DIXIE SUN DO FOR YOU? 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