Social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok are well-known over the world; they have brought the world and the community closer by allowing people to communicate and connect in real-time. Every day, these social media platforms strive to enhance their systems to make life simpler for their users. It increased work prospects, brought loved ones closer together, and enhanced human contact to new heights (Vanderkaay, 2010). However, most users are unaware of the drawbacks Read more [...]
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In today’s digital world, it is vital that parents and guardians consider the potential danger they expose their children to whenever they upload pictures and videos of them onto Facebook. In this conference paper, I explore the risks and potential consequences that children could face in the wake of their parent's or guardian’s social media ignorance. The evidence presented in this paper shows firstly, how easy it is for predators to attain a child’s location through geotagged 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 [...]
Virtual livestreamers – also known as VTubers – are a recent hot topic among the livestreaming community. VTubers as a whole provide a wide range of topics for discussion, especially in relation to identity performance. Identity, as a concept is a notably fluid process, and as Jones and Krzyzanowski (2008) state, it can be “(re)constructed and (re)interpreted by actors in a multiplicity of ways” (p. 43). In this paper, I will be discussing the appeals of VTubers in relation to their Read more [...]
Abstract: The LGBTQIA+ community is often marginalised, both online and offline, but Social Network Sites (SNSs) can provide vital spaces for these users to find community, support, advocacy and practice identity, in a way the physical world cannot. However, notions of privacy and identity online are complex practices and SNSs have varying degrees of identity requirements while providing valuable connectivity. Platforms like Facebook have strict requirements that can impact the ability of Read more [...]