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Digitally Saudi: Language, Identity, and Cultural Representation on Platform X – A Case Study of the Saudi Students Club in Perth
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Introduction Within an increasingly digital landscape, cultural identity expression has extended beyond traditional realms and onto online spaces where linguistic features, visual depictions, and narratives intersect to provide dynamic representations of both individual and collective identities. For diasporic Arabs and more specifically Saudi citizens living abroad, social media has emerged as a critical space for…
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An Unexpected Audience: How Roblox utilizes social games and Discord to expand its audience beyond children.
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Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Ensuring Child Safety: Roblox’s Approach to Content Moderation and Protection Beyond Its Platform Discord vs Guilded: Shifting Audiences and the Beginning of Roblox’s Platform Evolution 3D Artists, Modelers and Contributors. Roleplay Game Communities. The Gaming discussion communities. Conclusion Reference List Click Here to Jump to a mini showcase! Disclaimer: online…
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Posting for the Planet: Emma Watson’s Online Advocacy for Climate change
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Social media stands today as an essential tool for activism because it provides a platform to encourage social transformations and a place of expression for public opinion. Emma Watson successfully developed her Instagram platform to support environmental sustainability with the combination of her famous reputation and online reach whilst also fostering ecosystem-wide climate change protection…
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The Price of Perfection: The Impacts Social Media Influencers Have on Teenage Girls’ Identities
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In today’s digital age you can’t scroll through Instagram without stumbling upon a post from a social media influencer. For many teenagers, these influencers have become powerful role models that hold major sway upon how they think, behave and see themselves. Instagram influencers have become notorious for creating curated, edited and idealized versions of themselves…
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Algorithmic Girlhood: How TikTok Undermines Young Girl’s Identity
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Abstract This essay explores how the application TikTok, a short form video social media site, negatively effects the growth of a young girls identity. It will argue that trends and challenges, the use of beauty filters and the personalised content created by the algorithm significantly contribute to the formation of unrealistic self-image and identity challenges…
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How MrBeast’s Content Utilize YouTube to Amplifying Human Identity & Online Advocacy About Wealth Inequality & Injustices
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Abstract YouTube is a multifaced platform that serves as a shared space for education, news broadcasting and mainly known for entertainment. It has shaped the way share, collaborate and participate in the online space. YouTube fosters an online space whereby creators can express their opinions and identity to evoke emotions and reflections towards their viewers.…
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Identity and Advocacy in Gaming: How Video Games Reflect and Reinforce Gender Inequality
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Abstract This paper explores video games as important platforms to explore and advocate identity through reflections of social systems which control women’s bodies and autonomy. It also examines gaming space gender dynamics through research on female gaming experiences in sexism and harassment while showing how computer game networks simultaneously advance gender equal rights and support…
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#SelfConscious: How Instagram Rewrites and Destroys Identity
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abstract This paper explores how Instagram significantly alters user identities by increasing self-consciousness and the need for online validation. Drawing on psychological studies, sociological theories, and real-world examples, it argues that Instagram’s visual and interactive features, such as likes, comments, and curated profiles, contribute to a shift from authentic self-expression to performance-driven identity. Grounded in…
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Growing up online: Social Media’s failure to protect underage users.
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Abstract: As social media becomes more and more a part of everyday life for kids and teens, there’s growing concern about what all this online time is doing to their mental health, sense of identity, and privacy. Apps like TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat give young people fun ways to be creative and stay connected with…
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From Courts to Comments: How Women in Sport Are Taking the Fight Online
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Bille Jean King, Rosie Malone and Libby Trickett – names that might ring a bell to the sport fanatics around the world. Each of these women, having competed or coached at the Olympics, and recognisably considered to be some of the greatest athletes of their chosen sport. However, their success has not come without its…
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Debunking narratives – how social media challenges reductive media representations of disability and enables their true colours to shine
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Abstract: Being able to define your true self is an important human right and media plays a powerful role in shaping that identity. Mainstream media channels continue to present those with a disability within outdated and narrow definitions. The community has long been silenced and kept in the shadows of society with their image often…
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The ‘FAKE’ Human Race: Rise of the Pseudonymous Army
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The purpose of this article is to address the negative impact pseudonymous individuals have within online communities. Pseudonymous individuals have the ability to share controversial personal opinions with minimal repercussions, which enables them to express negativity and unethical behaviours within online communities. This article first explores how these pseudonymous individuals are able to reside within…
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The Social Media Panopticon. Eroding Identity, Choice and Genuine Friendship.
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Abstract This paper explores how social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram function as digital panopticons, fundamentally reshaping identity, agency and authentic relationships. Drawing from Bentham’s panopticon theory, the analysis explores how users are simultaneously observers and the observed, compelled to curate false identities. The emergence of performative identity as a survival strategy…
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Ghosting My Identity: How Social Media Shapes the Identities of Gen Z Immigrants
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This paper explores how Gen Z immigrants navigate digital spaces by curating their identities for visibility and survival. Through personal reflection and academic theory, it highlights how social media platforms shape identity performance, emotional labour, and the negotiation of belonging in an online world that rewards polished narratives over authentic expression.
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The Impact of Curated Online Identities on Young Teenage Women’s Body Image
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This essay examines the significant impact of meticulously curated online identities on the body image of young teenage women in Australia, where a majority report dissatisfaction linked to social media. It delves into how platform features facilitate idealised self-presentation, feeling upward social comparison and internalisation of often unattainable beauty standards. The analysis considers the role…
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The correlation between curated online identities enabled through YouTube, and cases of domestic abuse
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Abstract This conference paper examines how the social media platform YouTube encourages users to construct a specified online identity, which may distort the audience’s reality of their perception of them. Conducting a content analysis on South Korean YouTuber Tzuyang’s domestic abuse case, pinpointed how a curated online identity can deceive viewers for obtaining self-preservation. In…
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Unboxing Identity: Blind Box Toys as a Tool for Self-Expression in Online Platforms
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Abstract With the rise of user-generated content through social media, the sharing of diverse interests has led to various online communities that different users resonate with. Among these interests are blind boxes, which refer to toy collectibles sold in sealed packaging that conceal the specific item or design the consumer will receive. Blind boxes have…
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Beyond the Filter: Instagram’s Hidden Influence on Identity Performance
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Abstract This paper demonstrates how Instagram’s algorithmic architecture shapes social norms and user self-presentation, focusing on the platform’s role in mediating digital identity. While Instagram markets itself as a space for authentic self-expression, its algorithm invisibly prioritizes specific types of visual and behavioral content, effectively guiding how users perform their identities online. The algorithm encourages…
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Hobby-centric videos as advocacy for opposing online toxic behaviours on YouTube
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Xavier Hans Anak Henry Apex Abstract This study explores the creation of hobby-centric videos as advocacy by Gen Z for challenging online toxic behaviours on YouTube. Through various research on Gen Z demographics and YouTube, it is found that hobby-centric videos facilitate creative expressions, a sense of community, and promote positive culture within the platform.…
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Identity on LinkedIn
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Today LinkedIn has become a staple in the toolkit of the modern professional. Boasting 1 billion users over 200 countries, LinkedIn’s purported mission statement is to connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful (LinkedIn, n.d.). Whether LinkedIn actually achieves its mission statement is up for debate. Most recently the platform has…
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Cancel Culture and it’s Effects on Online Identity Formation
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This paper explores the relationship between cancel culture and online identity formation, examining how individuals respond to the threat or consequences of being “cancelled” in digital spaces. It considers how the dynamics of public call-outs, social media backlash, and moral policing shape the way people construct and manage their online identity. Drawing on relevant literature,…
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Digital Activism: Amplifying Social Justice Efforts, or Perpetuating Inequality?
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Abstract This essay explores the paradox of digital activism in the age of social media, where platforms designed to empower global movements often marginalise the very voices they aim to amplify. It adopts a qualitative, critical approach through discourse analysis and a case study of the #GirlsLikeUs movement. The findings show that trans activists actively…
Hi Shannon Kate, You’re right to ask; it is incredibly difficult to police these issues today. Predatory behaviour isn’t exclusive…