Prilly Highlights Social Media Effects and the Need for Information Evaluation

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Actress, entrepreneur, and activist Prilly Lattucina has highlighted the effects of social media usage and the importance of building a habit of evaluating information to minimise its negative impacts.

During the “Satu Abad Rahmi Hatta 1926-2026” talk in Jakarta on Wednesday, Prilly expressed that the ease of accessing information through social media makes the public, especially the youth, more susceptible to trends and opinions.

“There are so many social media platforms now. There is Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and X. With one swipe, there is one piece of information; another swipe, and there is another news story,” she said.

The presence of digital platforms allows information to circulate easily and rapidly, making it accessible to a wide audience.

According to Prilly, this condition presents its own set of challenges.

“I feel the challenge is that we become a generation that is easily influenced by the atmosphere and easily influenced by news, even if that news is not necessarily relevant to the values we want to uphold in our lives,” she said.

“Social media seems to push us to be a generation that achieves quick success, must be high-achieving, and must be capable of many things; we tend to want to try everything, but we end up losing our direction,” she added.

“I always ask myself, ‘Is this in accordance with the values I want to uphold? Is this in accordance with the direction I want to take?’” she said.

In addition, she expressed that technological developments should be utilised to bring about positive outcomes.

“Everyone possesses intelligence and cleverness. However, not everyone possesses the honesty or discipline that can direct that intelligence towards a better path,” Prilly remarked.

While speaking at the commemoration of the Centenary of Rahmi Hatta 1926-2026, Prilly also encouraged young people to emulate the steadfastness and integrity of Rahmi Hatta.