The concept of the Fifth Power is given to a group of new media, including social networks that have contributed to the formation of radical transformations in terms of the mechanisms of the communication process.
accelerated the process of communication and the exchange of views and views on the issues raised through it, and opened the way for various techniques that allow the formation of media messages in multiple styles .
Advantages and roles of the Fifth power
The tools of the Fifth power are characterized by characteristics that made it superior to traditional means in a number of parts, thus supporting its role and increasing its effectiveness, for example, it is possible today to discuss any event and provide a live broadcast of it even before news channels reach the site of the event.
By exchanging their views and interaction in transforming local issues and campaigns into a public opinion matter, as well as with sympathy and providing support during major tragedies and crises, however, the necessity increases to investigate the reliability of sources and ensure the validity of news before it is transmitted.
The expected negatives of the wrong use of the Internet and social media can be avoided by enacting a number of legislations that regulate the limits of interaction, and control its mechanisms, such as copyright legislation, idea, publication and distribution, and laws that are clarified and deterrent to electronic crimes, or attempts to violate privacy and impersonation, or fraud crimes in electronic commerce Fake investment, or posting fake content, is untrustworthy.
Challenges and aspirations of the Fifth power
The biggest challenges lie in the activity of the Fifth power, using the unconscious, discredited, honest, and professional media use. There is a possibility of using social networks for unsuspecting ends. There are those who lurk to falsify news and spread lies and rumors even in mobilizing public opinion, and societal mobilization towards an issue, Whether it is a political, economic or social issue.
On the other hand, the internet and advanced technologies have provided new tools to reduce the incidence and aggravation of the harms of misuse of these networks and misleading news, through huge and archived databases around the clock and anywhere in the world, which enables a form of censorship to ensure the validity of the published content, and to verify information and qualifications Content creators.
so that the virtual space becomes more pure, credible, and fair, and to open the way for a free and reliable media knowledge sharing, to serve the human being and the issues of his present and his future.