Speaking in a post shared on her Instagram handle on Wednesday, Njoku said social media, though a powerful tool globally, has increasingly been misused locally.
“What exactly are we turning into? Social media should be a powerful tool. Around the world, it has been used to rewrite narratives, to expose injustice, to amplify activism, to spark nation-building. It has united communities, toppled corrupt systems, and given a voice to the voiceless,” she wrote.
The actress lamented that instead of using the platforms for positive impact, many Nigerians now prioritize content creation over compassion. She condemned the trend of turning human suffering and tragedy into skits and viral posts.
“Sometimes I open my feed and all I see is noise. Pain broadcast like entertainment. Suffering is packaged as skits. I find myself logging off, choosing instead to face my real world. To solve real problems, with real people, in real time,” she added.
Njoku further questioned the moral implications of making content out of tragedy: “What are we becoming, if every tragedy must first become a trending video? What are we becoming, if every cry is just background noise for someone else’s content calendar?”
She urged Nigerians to pause and reflect before creating or sharing content online, stressing the need to restore compassion.
“We must pause. We must breathe. We must search inside for the human we are at risk of losing. Before you type, before you record, before you upload, STOP. Please STOP and ask yourself: Am I amplifying humanity, or am I stripping it away? We are still human in this country… aren’t we?” she concluded.