Social media and online-commerce are the 2 most
revolutionary things that have impacted human race more than any other
phenomenon in the recent history.
While there can be no debate on the greater benefits of this
market-place, what is shocking is the impunity (or call it ignorance?) with
which some of these social places like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook are
being used by gun/arms vendors to sell their ware easily. And there is just no
control of in whose hands across the globe these are landing – may be a few
this minute too.
This story in the Daily News as to how Instagram is being
used to buy and sell guns without background checks is a stark reminder of the world we live in, and the perilous
side of any social tool.
In this story is the Huffington Post, Michelle Shimel throws
more light into Social Media Networks As a Marketplace for Gun Sales.
Shouldn't we be alarmed at such brazenness with which this
great new world of social market place is turning into a free ware-house of arm
peddlers?
We should, and must to what is possible by us to highlight
this danger to all fellow humans out there. Do what you can as well to stop
this kind of social marketplace abuse.
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