Award-winning Ghanaian blogger and humanitarian, Kobby Kyei, has urged young people to take their presence on social media seriously.

He warned that the digital footprints they create today will shape how future generations perceive them.

Speaking on The Career Trail programme aired on Joy Learning TV and Joy News, he stressed that careless posts could return to “haunt” those who treat online spaces as a playground.

“Every youth out there who has taken social media as a playful environment, it is going to haunt them one day,” he cautioned.

“But those who are wise enough to document and have a good digital footprint are going to be proud of themselves when they are in their 60s and 70s,” he added.

According to him, just as the speeches and rare video clips of Dr Kwame Nkrumah still inspire Ghanaians, the digital content young people leave behind will serve as a legacy for future generations.

“The same way we get excited seeing Nkrumah’s old videos, one day your great-great-grandchildren will say, ‘Grandpa, I watched your interview in 2025, and it was amazing.’ But they could also say, ‘Grandpa, I saw you insulting someone in 2025. Why did you do that?’ It’s all over the internet,” he explained.

For him, every post, picture, or video matters; he therefore advised young people to be careful with how they use their social media platforms.

“Think about it before you hit upload, because your digital footprints are forever.”