“What can I really do?” Explaining the privacy paradox with online apathy
Based on focus group interviews, we considered how young adults' attitudes about privacy
can be reconciled with their online behavior. The “privacy paradox” suggests that young …
can be reconciled with their online behavior. The “privacy paradox” suggests that young …
“Think globally, act locally”: A glocal approach to the development of social media literacy
Despite the documented number of studies that investigate social media in teaching and
learning settings, the topic of social media literacy is still an under-researched area. This …
learning settings, the topic of social media literacy is still an under-researched area. This …
How people form folk theories of social media feeds and what it means for how we study self-presentation
Self-presentation is a process that is significantly complicated by the rise of algorithmic
social media feeds, which obscure information about one's audience and environment. User …
social media feeds, which obscure information about one's audience and environment. User …
'Too Gay for Facebook' Presenting LGBTQ+ Identity Throughout the Personal Social Media Ecosystem
Most US social media users engage regularly with multiple platforms. For LGBTQ+ people,
this means making self-presentation decisions not just on one platform, but many. These …
this means making self-presentation decisions not just on one platform, but many. These …
Platforms, people, and perception: Using affordances to understand self-presentation on social media
The popularity of social media platforms today makes them an important venue for self-
presentation, but the unique affordances of these platforms challenge our existing models …
presentation, but the unique affordances of these platforms challenge our existing models …
Social sharing of emotions on Facebook: Channel differences, satisfaction, and replies
People often share emotions with others in order to manage their emotional experiences.
We investigate how social media properties such as visibility and directedness affect how …
We investigate how social media properties such as visibility and directedness affect how …
“He has a way gayer Facebook than I do”: Investigating sexual identity disclosure and context collapse on a social networking site
S Duguay - New media & society, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This study extends previous research into social networking sites (SNSs) as environments
that often reduce spatial, temporal, and social boundaries, which can result in collapsed …
that often reduce spatial, temporal, and social boundaries, which can result in collapsed …
Adaptive folk theorization as a path to algorithmic literacy on changing platforms
MA DeVito - Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
The increased importance of opaque, algorithmically-driven social platforms (eg, Facebook,
YouTube) to everyday users as a medium for self-presentation effectively requires users to …
YouTube) to everyday users as a medium for self-presentation effectively requires users to …
Internet skills and why they matter
Given that the Internet is now ubiquitous in high-income nations, do Internet skills still
matter? The authors of this chapter synthesize a body of research that Shows how Internet …
matter? The authors of this chapter synthesize a body of research that Shows how Internet …
The channel matters: Self-disclosure, reciprocity and social support in online cancer support groups
People with health concerns go to online health support groups to obtain help and advice.
To do so, they frequently disclose personal details, many times in public. Although research …
To do so, they frequently disclose personal details, many times in public. Although research …