The negative effects of Social Media on the formation of identities among adolescents
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Twelve and a half years old.
The average age when a child activates his/her own personal social media account. It is also during this time that the child is making sense of his identity and navigating through the various questions taking up his curious mind. Picture a road with only one car that is being driven by a 12-year-old with a developing cognitive Read more [...]
Since the socialization of online culture, which came about with the creation of Web 2.0, online communities and networks have not only been developed, but have been recognized for their ability to efficiently connect users to one another as well as for their significant value in regard to their influence and population. As activism and social change movements have begun to find their place in online environments, it is met with varying responses which encourages users to Read more [...]
Abstract: In recent years Instagram has had an increasing presence in areas of politics and policy change which can be seen through movements such as #MeToo as well as the establishment of young female activists including Grace Tame and Greta Thunberg. Theorists including Palmer and Jung, have outlined how these movements and individuals have used Instagram and other social media for their own benefit, using it to further their agenda successfully. These movements and activists have Read more [...]
This paper argues that online networks Tinder and Instagram have caused social change through their influence on millennials and Generation Z. This has ultimately resulted in a negative shift in the views on love, commitment and the formation of deep connections held by these generations. Instagram's highlight reel has become responsible for relationship dissatisfaction amongst younger generations, influencing how they feel they should be behaving both in relationships and sexually. Read more [...]
ONLINE NETWORKS HAVE ALLOWED SOCIAL CHANGE MOVEMENTS SUCH AS BLM TO ADVANCE AND SPREAD INFORMATION FASTER AND WIDER.
Online Networks have allowed for social change movements to advance and spread news and information very fast. Movements such as Black Lives Matter have been able to spread news faster and create awareness for the current events and injustices occurring in our world (Auxer, 2020). Black Lives Matter is a decentralised political and social movement that Read more [...]
Social media as a effective tool in raising awareness in society
Social media is defined as "a collection of Internet-based apps that build on the conceptual and technological roots of Web 2.0 and enable the production and interchange of User Generated Content." Any online platform that enables users and audiences to generate content and interact with one another is considered social media (Walsh et al., 2021). Online technologies have the ability to reach vast areas Read more [...]
Online networks can be utilised to help promote social change. The popularity of social media has grown exponentially throughout the 21st century, with it developing beyond just a way of communication amongst friends. The creation of online networks amongst multiple sites has allowed brands and people grow themselves from the ground up, with some using said social networks to promote social change. #MeToo gripped the world when it started going viral in 2017, calling for those who have experienced Read more [...]
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Social media apps such as Twitter are effective media through which to raise awareness of social justice issues, the environmental crisis and the Black Lives Matter movement providing two contemporary examples of online activism. This research paper argues that this raised awareness does not translates into real political change as Twitter et al foster ‘thin communities’ that are as easily dispersed as they are formed, and create the illusion that awareness equates Read more [...]
Social media as a useful tool for young adults to express and shaping their identities online.
Stream: Identity and Online Advocacy
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The purpose of this paper is to show the essential use of social media tools for the young adults to express and shape their identity. It shows how much the social media tools have been a great help for the young adults to express themselves freely as per their own self identity. And also by putting emphasize Read more [...]
Indigenous Australians and Community: Diasporic networks resisting colonialism online.
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Indigenous people around the world and in particular, in Australia, boast ancient and deep connections to culture, community and country. The rise of social media has played a distinct role in changing the ways Indigenous Australians interact with community and country. These changes have generated vast diasporic networks and communities which have seen an abundance Read more [...]
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Social network sites (SNSs) such Facebook and Twitter have been deeply integrated with our daily practices and people rely on them in every aspect of our lives (Kapoor et al., 2018). While the fundamental technologies of these sites are similar, the primary purpose and function of each site are different. Some sites help you maintain existing offline social networks, share your interests and hobbies, but others assist you in finding new friends bases on common language or political Read more [...]
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The purpose of this study is to examine the effects Instagram has on mental health issues such as anxiety, social comparison and self-esteem when influencers falsely present themselves on social media. Focusing on the stream of online social networks and identity, we discover how the role of social media The increasing use of Instagram has resulted in a growing number of mental health issues, impacting healthy relationships, eating disorders, social interaction and emotional and Read more [...]
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This paper examines how social media platforms are becoming increasingly used by hate groups to establish online networks and communities that support and promote racism. Communicative theories will be explored and how their effects are driving individuals on to social media platforms to promote and spread hate speech. The hate speech being distributed has found to be using a variety of social media platforms both from moderated and unmoderated platforms which together are creating Read more [...]