THE SHADOWS OF ROMANCE ON SCREEN : The untold truth behind the facade of social media — archive image 1
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Have you ever partnered with someone before? Your favorite artist? We are all not too far apart when it comes to this kind of stuff, but do you know the secret behind those sweet and romantic things? Let's dive right into their world and know what's behind it all.

In the world of showbiz, love teams captivate the hearts of many in the world. People being partnered, or in other terms in this society, "ships." Being partners for shows, or people finding interest and thinking of a perfect couple. These are not just those celebrities on television but rather on many platforms that have been brought up to this modern time, such as TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and more. However, with all the fun people get and the wonderful aspects of this, there is a dark aspect to the online world.

What are these dark aspects of social media? Are they really that bad? Well, one thing is for sure: they are things that are not right anymore and are way below becoming dangerous and toxic.What are these dark aspects of social media? Are they really that bad? Well, one thing is for sure: they are things that are not right anymore and are way below becoming dangerous and toxic.

INVASIVE BEHAVIOR

How far can you go to show your love for your love team? In this society, the online culture holds the unappealing, disgusting, toxic, uncool, and more things fans do just to be able to learn more about them, even if they dug all the information and personal things that should be kept. These types of things are beyond control and way out of line. Damage to celebrities' reputations and cause problems in the world of celebrities.

BULLYING AND HARRASSMENT

Have you ever felt bored? Or had you seen bullying and possible harassment either through the post or comment section? This happens often: people bullying others or a form of harassment, especially for people who are newbies. If you do not know the details about the couple because you are new, then people often target those who create toxicity among themselves, fighting and causing problems.

Is it due to a lack of knowledge of the situation? Information about the couples? History? Not really a fan? And more, these are just baseless ideas and things happening to either gain for their own benefits or, for other terms, "pasikat.” This kind of behavior is something that is happening in this society, and it is just sad.

FAKE NEWS AND MANIPULATION

The most common thing among the online community is the spreading of fake news and manipulation. This fake news drives people into having mixed emotions. Have you ever seen groups of bashers or haters and groups of true fans? These two groups are often seen in many love triangles: the fans and haters,with the bad ones being able to recruit others, or, in other words, become more toxic and change ways. So does this mean the good fans are in the right? Not all, because some influence others to act against their wills, which causes problems. A sample can be a fan idolizing his or her idols, and then this group page of other fan members gains influence, such as spending money, posting, or engaging in behaviors that are good at first but turn out to be bad and end up in trouble. One is going against parents, stealing, posting inappropriate behavior, being a bully to those who dislike their idols, and more. This changes everything, and not all fan pages are good, but some are fakes or scams to gain members and, way worse, steal from them information, money, and more.

EXPLOITATION OF LOVE TEAMS

This problem causes exploitation of others words using their love teams, such as faces and information for their own personal beliefs and usage. One of these problems is the usage of marketing. Have you ever heard phrases like “Marian Rivers uses this product"? If so, those things are lies and just fake news that uses other people for their own sake.

What do these dark sides of them make you really think? Am I right for being a fan or not? There is nothing wrong with being a fan of someone; it's just that how you express it questions everything. Just be mindful and ideal of things, keep the best of them, and know what is right and wrong.