A Reasoned Action Approach to Limiting Excessive Social Media Usage Among Adults

Hartman, Daniel E.; Quick, Brian L.

doi:10.1080/10410236.2022.2129315

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“…This allowed them to re-evaluate the impact of the online community and its views on their life, their goals, and the world around them. Given that research has illustrated that time spent online and on social media can be detrimental to human health while limiting use brings benefits (see Hartman & Quick, 2022; Hunt et al, 2018), the impact of living a more analogue life should not come as a surprise. In terms of finding ways to trigger this exit path at this stage, more public awareness could be encouraged about the impacts of social media and, crucially, how to recognise excessive digital usage and ‘log off’.…”

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confidence: 99%

Conspiracy, misinformation, radicalisation: understanding the online pathway to indoctrination and opportunities for intervention

Booth,

Lee,

Rizoiu

et al. 2024

Journal of Sociology

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In response to the rise of various fringe movements in recent years, from anti-vaxxers to QAnon, there has been increased public and scholarly attention to misinformation and conspiracy theories and the online communities that produce them. However, efforts at understanding the radicalisation process largely focus on those who go on to commit violent crimes. This article draws on three waves of research exploring the experiences of individuals currently or formerly involved in fringe communities, including the different stages of investment they progressed through, and ultimately, what made people leave. We propose a pathway model for understanding contemporary online radicalisation, including potential interventions that could be safely made at each stage. Insight into the experience of being immersed in these communities is essential for engaging with these people empathetically, and therefore preventing both the emergence of violent terrorists and protecting vulnerable people from being drawn into these communities.

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Section: The Pathwaymentioning

confidence: 99%