Twitter- similar to the twitter of birds says the Rosh Yeshiva, we must reduce our own prattling.

At the Torah Umesorah national convention which took place last week, the Rosh Yeshiva of Ner Yisroel of Baltimore Rav Aharon Feldman delivered his traditional remarks. The Rosh yeshiva spoke about the dangers of the internet and social networks.

Rav Aharon Feldman shlita

 He said over fron the Vilna Gaon that when one speaks devarim  Beteilim he is enwrapped in a ruach tumah which causes one to speak even more devarim beteilim.
The RY explained that speech is the essence of life and the wanton misuse of humanity is a form of destroying it. Every Tumah is a result of extermination and destruction of life. Thus speaking devorim beteilim which can be understood as a destruction of life creates a powerful form of ruach tumah.
The Rosh yeshiva than went on to explain how this gives us a new awareness of the dangers of the internet


even without the deprivation it brings about through filth, it is also a major source for devarim Beteilim. This in turn creates a major ruach tumah which causes the person to bring about even more devarim beteilim which lands the person in the throes of addiction. This is the nisayon of our times which is destroying humanity.
 
The way to battle this plague said Rav Feldman is for us to reduce our own prattling. One of the major social networks is named Twitter. This meaningless exchange of information is similar to the twitter of birds which has no purposeful meaning. we can not allow it to invade our lives or inevitably it will invade the lives off our children.

Source- Yated Ne'eman