COVID-19

Isolation: How the Rise of Social Media and Covid-19 Have Diminished Our Sense of Community

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27/04/2023

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Jana.Rotzler

Abstract: This paper explores the overall impacts that social media has on communities, exploring the rise of web-based communities through the emergence of Web 2.0 and the COVID-19 pandemic, which created a sense of loss of community through a decrease in face-to-face interaction and engagement. Exploring the difference between web-based communities and face-to-face communities and…
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Communities and Social Media

“Social Media”, COVID-19, face-to-face communication, Isolation, Web 2.0, web-based communities
Contributions of Online Networks in Dehumanizing Asians during COVID-19

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25/04/2023

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Tien.T.Le

Social Media plays a major role in raising awareness of worldwide affairs in a fast and efficient manner, and influencing the lifestyle of individuals. Despite this, it is also a space for negativity such as racism, that can result in harmful consequences due to racist hashtags, misinformation and the influence of both political figures and…
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Communities and Social Media

#asiancommunities, #asians, #communitiesandsocialmedia, #socialmediaplatforms, COVID-19, instagram, Twitter
The Creation of communities on Web 3.0 compared to Web 2.0

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24/04/2023

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Rebekah.G.Harris

Over the last decade there has been a rapid change in the way in which people communicate on the Internet as the transition from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0. Within this paper the differences between the how communities are formed and interact on Web 2.0 in contrast to Web 3.0 will be discussed. This paper…
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Communities and Social Media

“Social Media”, communities and social media, COVID-19, instagram, Online Communities, Social Network Sites, TikTok, Web 2.0, Web 3.0
“Social media platforms,” the addiction among Gen Z within the online mental health community as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak

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24/04/2023

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A.Boyla

Download the PDF [PDF 126 kb] Abstract: Even before the COVID-19 lockdown, online mental health communities were looked at wherein Generation Z from this community has had a close relationship with social media platforms as they are considered digital natives, who at their core are considered a more vulnerable generation compared to their predecessors. This…
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Communities and Social Media

#genZ, #mentalhealthcommunity, #socialmediaaddiction, #socialmediaplatform, COVID-19
Today, online is the only place many communities are able to exist

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23/04/2023

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Lisa-Jane.Martin

Download the PDF [PDF 139.30 kB] Abstract Digital technological advancements have enabled many people to connect and form meaningful, personalised communities online via social media platforms, shifting away from formerly traditional face-to-face communities (Hampton & Wellman, 2018). Technologically mediated communities (TMCs) are able to exist and foster connections, as their access is not restricted by…
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Communities and Social Media

“Social Media”, community, COVID-19, Networked Individualism, Web 2.0
Anti-vaxxers on Twitter act as a networked public to spread misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccination.

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23/04/2023

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Amit.Munjal

Conference_Paper-PDF Abstract — Many Governments around the globe are taking unequaled measures in healthcare to manage and contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This conference paper focuses on how anti-vaxxers on Twitter act as a networked public to spread misinformation about the government’s health and safety policies regarding…
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Communities and Social Media

Anti-vaxxers, COVID-19, Misinformation., Networked Public, Twitter
The LGBTQ community has used Instagram to build their identity and combat bullying and ostracism.

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23/04/2023

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M.Louis3

Introduction Since Tim Berners-Lee’s creation of the World Wide Web in 1989, many advances have been made to bring the Internet to where it is today (Johnson, 1995). Then came a plethora of social media platforms. Instagram, which is one of the most well-known platforms was founded by two university friends, Systrom and Krieger, back…
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Communities and Social Media

“Identity”, COVID-19, Cyber Bullying, instagram, LGBTQ, online community, ostracization
$Twitter Infodemic is Still Empowering Refracted Publics in 2023$

Twitter Infodemic is Still Empowering Refracted Publics in 2023

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22/04/2023

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caesar.al-samarrie

Abstract This paper discusses communities that were formed because of the infodemic. It also discusses some causes of the infodemic and how refractive publics formed on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter during the pandemic. It will discuss how hashtags were used to send users to pages that contained misinformation about COVID-19. It will also show how…
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Communities and Social Media

COVID-19, hashtag jacking, infodemic, Refracted publics, Twitter

Debating Communities and Networks XIV

Contributions of Online Networks in Dehumanizing Asians during COVID-19

“Social media platforms,” the addiction among Gen Z within the online mental health community as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak

Anti-vaxxers on Twitter act as a networked public to spread misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccination.

The LGBTQ community has used Instagram to build their identity and combat bullying and ostracism.

Twitter Infodemic is Still Empowering Refracted Publics in 2023

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