Debate: "Should Content Creators be Held to the Same Ethical Standards as Traditional Media?"

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akilo SE Charles from CMS grammar school he is 15 years old uh his chaperon is tomiwa Al Mr Toma you started I'm sorry I am sorry beg your pardon Alon Alo he has money at home that's what it means okay Mr Alon you said he had hand on the floor oh I am sorry it is so beautiful to know that uh ybi is such a tonal language so one word can mean two things you need to spend even more time with exactly with Zab see Terra yes okay well his chaperon I'm just going to stick to Mr tomiwa Mr tomiwa is here with him today Al only please wave uh to the camera so that the audience around Nigeria can see you uh he's opponent is his uncle by the way his uncle yes his opponent is addicted to Aden care she is 16 years old uh a student of Pacific comprehensive College here in Lagos as well she's an SS2 well uh Aden chaperon is Mrs Adu her mom Mrs Adu please wave to the camera so that the audience can can can see your face ailo saion Charles has won five debates and lost only one to be here today uh his opponent ad to Adin has won five debates as well and lost only one to be here today well we saw an upset just not long ago not long ago is so an upset a most unlikely upset most unlikely one indeed it's credit it's credit to the young lad mhm and it's also um I I think well let's see I'll reserve my comment until all the I I agree as well whatever happens in this debate well or will happen remains to be seen so don't take anything for granted absolutely thanks to our production production team led by Sheriff quadri and of course Ivon Oho a assisting uh uh digital digital crew uh digital broadcast crew led by babaton Abdul Salam uh who is in charge of a m multicamera streaming service uh also um alamid fju who also leads the um our uh content uh well content deployment um Team alongside Kenneth OD and of course Samuel IUI OA El is in charge of audio production for this we are indeed delighted to have you all working together special thanks uh to Carl or in poot to um Prince Daniel AKA aboki who um is our programs director but who is residing AB buja right now uh and coordinating from there special thanks to l f Emmanuel abim balla for leading the Abuja delegation and Gabriela uh gabani Daniel for leading the bakot delegation it is time to do battle it is time to do battle indeed you have met The Debaters you know the judges already well here is the topic for this hour should content creators be held to the same ethical standards as traditional media should content creators be held to the same ethical standards as traditional media last week this debators uh uh found out how they would debate well we are just going to quickly ask them the sides that they picked I will start with a gentleman ailo Charles I'm supporting the motion akilo Charles would say that yes content cre creators should be held to the same ethical standards as traditional media while ad will say will say no content creators should not be held to the same ethical standards as traditional media is that clear I would like to hear your voice before we go yes sir yeah fine yes I am to both of you remember to speak directly into the microphone so that the judges can catch what you're saying and of course well may the best debater win and talking about your judge they are chief judge Dr Chicken George amama georgeo George Elizabeth Michael and your diction judge Ivon Oho remember remember and we've told you all of this they you'll have 3 minutes each for each round of the debate you know how the what the judges are looking for right any questions regarding what the judges are looking for none whatsoever let's do this yes we'll start with a motion supporter akilo SE Charles it is time to open your argument the argument is should Nigeria sorry should content creators be held to the same ethical standards as traditional media ailo Sean Charles is saying yes well your time starts now should content creators be held to the same ethical standards as traditional media that's too formal what this question is asking are cont creators capable of being truthful and responsible or is it too much to ask because to me it's already criminal enough the fact that they are reaching the same amount of views if not more than traditional media and yet they can still post whatever hogw just to get more views because they are not regulated by any guidelines that is pathetic beautiful day to the panel of judges and everyone listening I am a from CMS grammar school and today I'm making I'm here to make you guys understand why content creators should be held to the same ethical standards as traditional media and here are my points one huge crowd audience two spread of misinformation three misleading infotainment four influence of and public opinion five responsibility to public interest Six National crisis and seven International standards to begin with his huge crowd audience Mr be is an American influencer that has an average of 56 million views per YouTube video I show speed is another American stream that has an average of 3 million views per YouTube live video and we have hundreds of thousands of other content creators that have at least 100,000 followers on social media platform so knowing this the real question should be why they be regulated considering the fact that they are reaching these people daily and they can say whatever they like because they not being regulated they're not being regulated then again spread of misinformation Wildfire spread by 14.27 mph but one thing I'm certain that spreads faster is fake information do you know ACC to an MIT study it shows that fake information spreads six times faster than original information I'm not done PE Research Center also showed that 59% of social media users spread information without verifying its accuracy then again misleading infotainment you see what content creators do nowadays is to present information in entertaining ways so at the end whether it's right or wrong they are not accountable and what they are doing is undermining people's understanding of important issues which is just sad then again influence on public opinion nothing and I repeat nothing has more influence on public opinion than contents creators and social media influencers like what happened in the United States presidential election 2016 the the outcome of the election was eventually influenced by some information that kept us circulating around the media then again responsibility to public interest some people may ask that why should they be kept to standards when that's not what they signed up for but what you do not know is that this influence that has been grown has grown into a responsibility a responsibility to protect public interest and I personally do not believe that anybody that is exposed to the 5 billion users of the internet according to statista should be the one damaging their welfare then then again National crisis the co9 pandemic is a good example of this according to the World Health Organization because of fake information that was spread about vaccinations and other things they lost a lot more lives that is worsening a crisis and not only can it do that but it can also begin one considering the fact that it began the Rwandan Genocide of 1994 because of buers opinions from media sources arrest my case here thank you very much all right then and what do you do thank you what were you waiting for Aden will now get 3 minutes Aden aden's argument is no content creators should not be held to the same ethical standards as traditional media Aden your 3 minutes starts now I would love to start by quoting one of the most fearless and political conscious figure in Nigeria today in person of bar de fari in one of his numerous content online when he said Nigeria is a place where saying the truth victimizes you and promise me to ask my opponent this sent questions is the media not supposed to be the voice of the masses isn't it meant to be a sacal to for commenting on the political and economic progress of a Nation also has the subjection of traditional media to the soal ethical standard but about any good rather than silencing the voice of a common man on this note I like to extend a very warm greetings to the chairman panel of Judges aqu Tim keeper ever attentive audience and of course my Cod debater my name is ad from Pacific comprehensive colle Shasha AKO and I'm here to oppose the notion should content creators be held to the same ethical standard as traditional media here my point to oppos this notion first C creators are modern satirical to in our society so subjecting them to any form of ethical standard is a capital no for me because if C creators are subjected to the same ethical standard as traditional media then the government would have succeeded in carrying everyone into their sh because of the because the concept of satire would have been completely relegated to the background second is it not funny how the freedom of expression is being gradually taken away today calls on radio and television programs are now being gathered on what to say and what not to say in the name of being civil with their words content creators in their own way have had a way of keeping political leaders on their TOS by highlighting their ills and excesses in a humorous manner thereby making the people more acquainted with the happening in their environment third different intent and audience engagement content creators content creators have a more direct and personal relationship with their audience thereby engaging in content that are more informal opinion driven and Community Focus traditional media are expected to maintain um to maintain um object ity and Broad public responsibility making the ethical standard they adhere to less applicable to the personalized content produced by content creators furthermore Creator diversity and representation Cent creators represent a wide range of languages cultures and perspective that traditional media often overlooks imposing traditional media ethics on content creators can unite content thereby reducing the diversity of viewpoints available to Global audiences particularly those in under represented communities also economic disparities traditional media Outlets often have have access to significant resources for fact checking content oversight and Lego Council content creators particularly those in the um in the early stage of their career lack this um resources which which holding them to the same ethical standard could disproportionately um bden these creators thereby disc discouraging small voices from being heard in conclusion if content creators are subjected to the same ethical standard as traditional media in this Modern Age of Information Technology then the level of the level of information we received to the m to the masses will drastically reduce I believe my oppers will agree with me that content creators and bloggers like popular D freeze who in blog and the host of others bring undiluted news and pieces of information to everyone in an enjoyable manner I hope my opponents understand that subjecting them to any form of ethical standard is stand out to keeping the people in a mental Darkness I make I make both to say that such an act is barbaric suppressive and retrogressive of a fastpaced informative and civilized world thank you right all thank you very much if you are not on the line live streams on Facebook and on YouTube you are missing out join the live streams on Facebook and on YouTube remember that you'll need to refresh your page again you have to refresh refresh your timeline so that you can join the new live streams all right don't forget the last debate is gone it's there but refresh and make sure you you catch this to Young star on Facebook now it's possible that you are following on YouTube the Facebook uh live stream is a bit faster than than YouTube um even though um uh YouTube is sharper than Facebook it's just you know um um 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3 minutes to refute your opponent's points thank you moderator standing on the existing protocol I still remain at toare back again to counter points made by my opponent my opponent mentioned spread of misinformation misinformation misinformation misinformation but my opponent I I want you to know that according to a 2023 report by global WebEx Global WebEx study is showed that 80% of content of social media users follow content creators for entertainment Prim for entertainment rather than news or serious content this Statistics reflect this Statistics reflect a clear distinction in audience expectation between content creators and traditional media suggesting that the ethical standard applied to this traditional media may not be appropriate or may not be appropriate unnecessary for Content creators you also mentioned that content creators post just to get more views what exactly is posting for is it not is it not actually to get more view yes you said that these content creators don't care whether the um the news is accurate or not but do you know that subjecting them to ethical standard will just be like an infrigement on fundamental human right because anybody can be a content creator and can just come out and say something but people have to follow this ethical standard to um to say some things which is not right you also mentioned a PE research saying that misinformation spreads faster um you that you said a um according to pet misinformation spreads Faster by 59% but according to that same P reset 61% of content of social media users factures content before believing it you also mentioned National crisis and you gave an example to the covid-19 period then I'll give you this story on the third of August 2022 the national broadcasting commission finds several media Outlets including multi Choice Nigeria and five um and others 5 million naira each for broadcasting on a documentary on banditry in zanara cting violations to Nigerian broadcasting code however this this um this media Outlets challenged this um this F in court and the court subsequently Haled mbc's action given this um incident one may ask how can NBC justify imposing fins on media outlets for talking on a particular issue like that on in a particular issue like bandry when um and while claiming to upold ethical standard ethical standard it makes no sense you also said that um um um one one time you mentioned a um state in America election that is due to the media um the but which media you did not mention which media is it social media is it um is it YouTube is it Tik Tok that got this thing no and a report by um also um um you also talked about these people spreading false lives but YouTube um YouTube already put Community guidelines on their platform resulting in the removal of over 6 million videos in 2023 alone as according to their transparency report content creators is content creat creators does but you are forgotten that content creators utilize hashtags and trending topics they produce and share valuable relevant and consistent Contex they share passion interest and hobbies they build personal brand and identity and you sit down there and say that these content creators should be held to the same ethical standard as traditional media my open if I may ask you where is your conscious it makes no sense let's not for let's not forget that these content creators bring entertainment to us and not news so anyone that will be going to social media to look for news or going to go at listen to content creators for news actually doesn't actually doesn't know what they are doing I make bold to say that uh sorry before I go to that I won't be shocked if our everyday conversation thank you all right you probably should have gone to it thank you very much you just heard the robotto rounds for Aden to now ail Charles has his chance correct Charles you have 3 minutes now you said the media is the voice of the masses yes of course nobody ever contradict that the media is not the voice of the masses but what we need to know is that if it's not contradicting any point then there is no there is no use of that in this debate beautiful day to the panel once again I am a and I'm here to my opponent's point because there are a lot of things she said that I do not agree with first of all he said that you said something about being um them giving out unfiltered opinions but have you ever wondered why the opinion the opinion gotten from traditional media is usually polished this is because of the welfare of the people they trying to protect the welfare of the people they don't want anybody to be damaged because already happened a lot of times we have seen some things like beauty standards and have made a lot of people dissatisfied with their bodies so that is exactly why some videos and all that have you know that a research showed that Community guidelines on YouTube have Community guidelines on YouTube are not that effective and 70% of flagged videos in YouTube 2021 was not actually taken down so that means it's not even if effective then again Community guidelines once again do not does not Community guidelines are not effective in the sense that they are different from ethical standards Community guidelines don't stop people from doing dangerous pranks and causing violence which is one of the points I'm going to explain later they don't stop people from causing violence violence violence such as Point water on people or removing their wigs or even beat king people the dangerous pranks that people do online and also thank you very much all [Music] [Applause] [Music] right we will take a short break just so that The Debaters can sck some water and catch their breath when we come back you will hear the closing arguments of this debate the topic remains should content creators be held to the same ethical standards as met as traditional media well stick around Nigeria then there is a bank that is helping people grow their businesses 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student of Pacific comprehensive College to ad I hope your data is all correct brilliant okay Ivon time for the closing arguments time for these youngsters to close their debates their arguments we revert to the motion supporter ail say Charles you will now get 3 minutes to wrap up i a Charles and I'm here to round up my points number seven International standards which is where I stopped we all know Niger is a country that likes to keep up with International standards and if they're going to want to keep up with this one then they are going to have to implement that standard just as traditional media is following we have countries like UK in India France Singapore that have already implemented this standard for Content creation so why not Nigeria then again polarization in societies polarization is the division of a group of people because they they believe in different things they listen to different people and they have different beliefs now I don't need to start preaching on the disadvantages of this Unity but what we need to know is that polarization is bound to occur when this when these um cont content creators are not regulated then again citizen journalism this is the trend right now everybody wants to become a journalist everybody wants to tell people about what is going on in their society but what they do not know is that according to the panom papers from 2016 the traits of Journalism required are truthfulness transparency and accountability and if you don't have this trait then it can lead to Global tax evasion and money laundering just as it did in 2016 then again gain content monetization you know what similarity between content creators and traditional media is the monetizing of their platform the fact that they're having personal gain means they should be able to uphold the responsibility to they should be able to uphold the responsibility to be regulated and follow regulations just as traditional media follows regulations then again uh sponsorship transparency you see one side of it is gaining a lot of money and then the other side is the transparency behind the sponsorship I cannot one day talk about my buyer's opinions on things and say in create things and next day come to promote a business how would that business grow when I don't even have audience trust again and again avoidance of public harm few years back there was a popular pranker that was arrested TR and Trinity because of his wild pranks on people I said this earlier he usually does things like P on people or remove their wigs or even go as far as scanning them because of their dressing I assure you that if these content creators had been regulated by then Not only would this not happen but if it happened then then they will be punished under serious crime cases then again cultural impact I don't need to D much on this because Nigeria is a country with a lot of cultural diversity and just one statement one or two statement can disrupt the national Unity we have seen a lot of things such as people talking about tribalistic State same tribalistic statement like um IO people are better in this and EUR people are better in this and all that kind of things they can lead to disunity once again then again low self-esteem contest creators sets these things that we call beauty standards and I've made a lot of people dissatisfied with their bodies and do unimaginable things just to cope up with this cope with this fake standard and this is not what we need ladies and gentlemen in conclusion I just believe that still thinking that these um Contex creators should not be regulated it's actually very bad and I don't have anyo much to say thank you very much [Applause] well you finished right on time because he had only a few seconds to go so aill of s Charles he closes his case correct and now we'll give his opponent her opportunity to close her case her name is Adu Aden that's correct well Aden you now have three minutes to do so thank youor standing on the existing protocol I remain de to didn't care back again to counter points Me by back sorry back again to close up all my arguments but before I go to that IID like to address um some things my opponent said in his um in his rounds you mentioned that you said that I mentioned that you said that I mentioned unfiltered information but I never said that however I'm going to mention that later you also mentioned you also meant um um decentralization I never mentioned decentralization so why counter a point I never mentioned I would say that counter you gave is not relevant now to my own side of the argument my opponent isn't it surprising that in an era where creativity Tes and individuality celebrated you still argue that content creators should be held to should be Shackled to the same ethical standard as traditional media here my point in in closing up my argument first creative Freedom content creators are celebrated for their raw and a future perspective which resonates with the audience seeking authenticity for example a 2022 study by money call show that 88% of genz and Millennials follow follow um follow um at least one content creator who they value their genuine content imposing traditional media ethical standard could undermine um could undermine this authenticity which is a key driver of their success second diverse platforms hunting creators operate across various platforms each with distinct purposes from entertain each with distinct purposes from entertainment on Tik Tok to education on YouTube a report by statist time in 2023 show that 73% of YouTube users Prim use the platform for Learning and entertainment not for Education now given these diverse roles applying a single ethical framework across all content will be impractical and might not Fe the very intentions of these platforms third Innovation styling social media is a breeding ground for Innovation we content creators constantly pushing creative effort um content creators constantly pushing creative effort for in effort for instance Tik tok's rapid growth reaching one billion 1 billion active users in just 5 Years is as a is as a result of the is as report sorry I like to go about go about that again for instance Tik tok's rapid growth reaching 1 billion active users in just 5 years as reported by sensor Tower is largely due to the platform's freedom for spontaneous and Trend um for spontaneous Trend driving content imposing strict ethical standard um can um Can hinder creative flexibility which is um which is which is Central to the platforms appeal also trust in audience audiences today are more media survey survey and can differentiate between content types thereby reducing the need for strict over oversight furthermore adaptability content creators are quicker to adapt to new trends new trends and cultural shifts un likee traditional media Bound by um established protocols also Global reach the global reach of all content creators means a single ethical framework a single ethical framework is unrealistic and could lead to cultur cultural imposition in conclusion personal branding and expression unlike traditional media which often aderes to content to um to um corporate or governmental guidelines content creators build personal Brands which reflect their um their um their individual um value and opinion um their individual value and opinion a report by Oldman in 2023 showed that 63% of um consumers believe what content creators say about Brands and not what brands say about themselves now this um this um trust is built on creators personal authenticity which is um Creator which thank you all right it is done in the end the debate is done and dusted aul Sor char of CMS grammar school and adequate to Aden care of Pacific comprehensive College Legos they have played their part well it is in the hands of the judges now we'll get to that right after this short timeout for nearly five decades chrisland has been unwavering in its commitment 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you Aden well done as well um so media as a word is already in its plural sense okay even though now it is more generally acceptable to say media and use it in the singular Sense Media as it is is already in its plural sense the singular form would be medium okay it would be medium so take note of that um Aden care you were trying to refer to you know uh uh uh uh you know viewers of the content created by content creators and how much they would you know enjoy or how much they love to you know enjoy such content from their favorite content creators and he said uh an expression that I highlighted he said who they value their genuine content I'm sure you meant to say whose genuine content they value okay you did not use the personal uh the relative pronoun who's instead of saying who they value it is whose you would use whose genuine content they value okay to both of you I still heard some uh uh uh um some subject verb in fractions here and there from both of you you have to pay attention to that especially because you'll be sitting the senior School certificate examination soon you have to pay attention to your subject verb agreement you have to ensure that you know that are you done already you you sat w okay good for you Aden hasn't yet right so you will need to ensure that you pay attention to that not just for this debate but so that you do not make such mistakes during your exam uh I believe that would be all yes it is the UK not UK the UK okay the USA the UK all right if you wanted to use that expression in its full form you would also say the United Kingdom the United States of America not UK or USA you have to add the definite article V also a few years back or a few years ago not few years back you you ignored the article a okay so take note of that I believe that is everything those are the ones that I'd like to just point out to you the other ones still border on subject verb agreement okay all right thank you very much um as we check what the 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takes us to George UA's scorecard for the presentation rounds Charles 16 Harden 18.5 rutto Charles 11 Aden 17 closing round Charles 15 Aden 15 style you are both tied at eight points eight marks and we're left with judge Elizabeth's scorecard I believe yes yes yes okay so judge Elizabeth scores thus 15 points for presentation to Charles 18 points to adini care 10 points for presentation to Charles 16 points to Aden 15 points for present to Charles 13 for closing yes beg your pardon 13 points to Aden care and for Style just a difference of one at 5.5 points to Charles and 6.5 points to Adare and now to judge ivonne's diction and fraction [Music] scorecard Charles you'll take a deduction of 5.5 points for diction infractions Aden 3.5 points the final result is 200 and one against 161 for the winner and third automatic qualifier of the day ad to ad congratulations ad congratulations congratulations to you Charles well you are still in the competition until the judges decide that you are 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decided this is between Bernard Samuel Mary and of course ailo akilo seor Charles unfortunately one of the three will have to go which one will it actually two of the three oh two of them will have to go only one will progress so how do the judges decide judge for eunos wild card goes to Mary judge ch's wild card goes to Mary George Elizabeth's wild card goes to at Tomy Bernard Samuel judges amama and Ivon Oho give their wild card to Mary and by that same token it's congratulation to Mary she's been a judge the best of the three losers today and the Wild Card the wild card is for her meaning ah goodness Lord have mercy our quarterfinal pairings um are already uh made made yes and the quarterfinal before that uh uh uh FEI can Mary please come upstairs Mary Mary will have to come Mary will have to come upstairs and the significance of that is that sadly we PA farewell to to the brilliant Tomy um Bernard Bernard Tomy Tomy Bernard s Bernard Samuel and of course akilo SEO Charles at some point I remember Whispering uh to Ivon during uh Charles's debate um I mean it's sad but it is what it is it is Charles was brilliant actually said oh my God Mary is in trouble yeah that's what I said I said Mary is in trouble the moment the third debate start the third debate started I don't know what happened uh to uh Charles as it went on but he he seemed to struggle towards the end of his reot round end he sounded as though he given up already and again in the closing round I think um his his opening round was impeccable I don't know what happened I do not know what happened as a matter of fact I thought he was going to win that debate oh Lord I thought he was until I didn't care open her mouth yeah and I knew this was going to be and and it was it was it was just beautiful it was beautiful so we got to go but one last task congratulations to you Mary you do qualify uh so uh our quarterfinal pairings would be between Excel yes and Mary Excel and Mary that debate will be for the 500 p.m. now we will determine how both of you will argue after I give you your topic okay you both have your topic uh please pass you know the topic so let's quickly decide how you are going to vote either of you just one person just one person ladies first okay so uh could you please uh tell us uh who uh Mary are you opposing or supporting opposing you're opposing you are opposing the motion yes good at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday okay on Wednesday Wednesday 2 days from now good um the first debate of the day on wedes did did you say Wednesday yes on Wednesday Wednesday on Wednesday 4 p.m. the first debate on Wednesday will be um between adio afani and Adu ad um ad pardon me please could you could you hand them their topic I will I I will hand them their topics and then they will pick their sides yeah Nik is closest to you let her pick a side uh please pass this on uh Aden please pick a side okay uh what side have you picked Aden I'm supporting the notion so you are supporting the motion and will be opposing congratulations you know your opponent have you have you gone against each other before I doubt they haven't Mary you haven't oh I'm happy so you are not going up against somebody you had gone up against before this is interesting let's leave lessons take the lessons from today's debate into the next round and good luck to all of you on Wednesday well it is time to go Fey we have to go thank you to every we didn't get to uh give the um we didn't get to give the the uh the votes online unfortunately please please I have to do that quickly do that quick I have to do that quickly thank you for all your comments uh we appreciate all of that but time um you know somebody said I had my my heart in my mouth and said thank God for Mary I had my heart in my mouth I don't know who the person is and the person has its well in their profile oh my goodness anyway on YouTube uh in the earlier debate uh 60% voted for Mary to win uh and then um yes 60% voted for Mary to win on YouTube I Believe on X as well uh 60% 86% voted for Mary to win on no no no no I think I have that mixed up sorry there okay so on you on X on YouTube 60% voted for Mary to win on X 48% voted 48.3% voted for Mary to win the debate between adio afarin and herself uh and 51% voted for a to win but for the wild card for the Wild Card okay before I take that let me also tell you that um uh 74% % voted for Aden to win uh this debate 25% voted for um akilo Charles to win on YouTube on X 48% voted for Aden to win 52% voted for akilo say Charles to win and then on Wow on you on X 69% voted in favor of Mary Asia to be retained as the wild card um all right oh and then it increased when we told them to go back it increased to 72.2% 11.1% voted for Charles and 16.7% voted for it Tommy well those are the results all right thank you so much we have to go thank you to all our sponsors and partners I beg to differ the national students debate final the Tournament of Champions is produced by Sheriff quadri a 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