Digital World and Citizenship: Shaping Identity Online - Essay

This essay delves into the multifaceted nature of the digital world and its implications for global citizenship. It begins by highlighting the pervasive influence of the internet and digital platforms, emphasizing how they have transformed individuals into global citizens. The essay explores the advantages of the digital world, such as access to information and the ability to shape one's identity. It acknowledges the potential for misuse, including cybercrime, while emphasizing the opportunities for personal development and the expansion of knowledge. The essay references academic sources to support its arguments, concluding that despite the challenges, the digital world provides significant opportunities for individuals to enhance their knowledge and shape their identities. The essay underscores the importance of navigating the digital landscape responsibly to maximize its benefits.

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Digital places are the most demanding places in present world. Every individual is
connected through the digital world. The digital world includes the internet world. All the
works are done online in today`s world. Every individual by with the use of the internet
becomes the citizen of the global world. Through internet, it is possible to get the view of the
entire world, which is the global world.
There are ways of using the internet as well as misusing it. One has a lot to contribute
in the digital world. It is a useful platform to shape one`s identity. It provides all the useful
information, which helps in increasing the knowledge of an individual. There is huge scope
of every individual to contribute in the digital place (Loveless & Williamson, 2013). It
increases the knowledge of every individual, which in turn shapes the identity of an
individual. It is useful to all groups of people, including all age groups. It makes life easier.
Every individual has a lot to gain from the digital world. The citizenship of the digital world
is an easy process. It is aspired by all (De Ridder, 2015).
In spite of having, many advantages there are lot of misuse of the digital world. This
has given rise to many cyber crimes. The digital world has many complexities along with the
usefulness. It has made life easier but along with that, it has brought about many complexities
as well. The access of the digital world has become easier. Therefore, it has become for all
anti-socials to commit any crime as well (Beck, 2015).
However, there is huge scope of shaping our personality in the digital world. The
entire world can be accessed sitting in one place in the digital place (Marino, 2015). It
provides knowledge to the students. It helps the scholars to proceed in their research work
and it helps the business to run smoothly as many business transactions are done online,
which increases the global demand of the business. Therefore, while concluding this can

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rightly be stated that if the negative aspects can be avoided there are huge scope in the digital
places though which the personality of an individual can be improved.

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De Ridder, S. (2015). Are digital media institutions shaping youth’s intimate stories?
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Loveless, A., & Williamson, B. (2013). Learning identities in a digital age: Rethinking
creativity, education and technology. Routledge.
Marino, S. (2015). Making Space, Making Place: Digital Togetherness and the Redefinition
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