Presidential democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has been abuzz on the internet lately. She now knows how to post on Facebook, tweet her thoughts and properly use hashtags. The magic of the web is amazing, but is she really aware of the negative consequences it can bring?
Clinton is a respectable woman and is a former Secretary of State. Her platforms are geared towards relevant issues, such as campus sexual assault, climate change and minimizing college tuition for public universities. However, recent events have caused many to view her as untrustworthy.
In March of 2015, it was discovered that she used personal email accounts on a non-government, privately maintained email server. This raised concerns, as it was contended by officials that this use violated State Department protocols and procedures, and Federal laws and regulations governing record-keeping requirements.
Clinton said the account was used for “convenience,” according to CNN. She later apologized on ABC News’ “World News Tonight with David Muir” saying, “ I’m sorry about that. I take responsibility, and I am trying to be as transparent as I possibly can.”
As weeks went by, she added to CNN that, “Everything I did was permitted. There was no law, there was no regulation, there was nothing that did not give me the full authority to decide how I as going to communicate…I never sent nor received any information that was classified at the time it was sent.”
She even joked with reporters about “wiping the server with a cloth.”
Five months later, she added that “these years later, it doesn’t look so convenient.” Along with that, 55,000 pages of her emails were released.
Clinton is trying to connect with citizens, especially the millennials, through the ways of the Internet and social media to get the votes for this next presidential election. At what cost, however, will it take towards to her political campaign if not all trust her?
