Obscene publications on social media and their viral sharing fuel questions about the morality of some Cameroonians. At a time when the return to moral values is being promoted, it is necessary to adopt a rigorous repressive framework to sanction such excesses that aggravate the corruption of morals.
It is no longer surprising in the 21st century that images of erotic fantasies are found in series on the web. Technological evolution facilitates the voluntary or accidental publication of photos and videos showing people’s nudity to the world. Or exposing their frolics as in genre films. In the age of social media, a single click is enough for a video to be dumped into the public square.
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What is surprising is the speed at which these obscenities reach the public, unlike moral, scientific, or technical content. It is the demand that everyone, young, adult, and old, of all sexes, makes when a case arises. As well as the repeated presence of certain figures in these videos of shame, not to mention the rise of regrettable actions, such as, beyond the exposure of intimate parts, allowing oneself to be reduced to mere objects.
The situation is serious. It is the representation of a society losing its values. A materialization of the determination of some young girls, seemingly lost, to do anything to live in opulence and comfort. Ready to give their bodies to all practices to earn money; ready to sacrifice everything to engage with any stranger as long as they earn money in the end.
It is also the consequence of the loosening of rigor in family education, in the teaching of morals, in the promotion of success models through work, decency, and dignity. The drift reaches its highest level thanks to social networks and the exhibition on the web of a certain success whose origin is dubious. It manages to reach a wide audience due to weak institutional supervision on certain distribution channels. And insufficient regulation of social networks.
Given the progression of the situation in plain sight, collective consciousness is called upon. The moment demands that families take back their responsibility. That they fully play their role in educating children and supervising young people. That educational systems assist them through the introduction or restoration of teachings on morality, ethics, the dangers of social networks, and the downside of easy gain.
The current seriousness calls upon institutions at the highest level to establish a rigorous repressive framework prohibiting the publication of such obscenities. And that the perpetrators of such acts be punished commensurate with their actions. Simple communications to condemn are no longer enough. It is necessary to move up a gear.
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