Saving Digital Citizenship From the Epistemic Divide

2022 ◽  
pp. 134-150
Author(s):  
Ikbal Maulana
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Political Polarization ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
Will To Power ◽  
The Will

Social media has eased the burden of people exercising their citizenship, such as engaging in public discourse or even mobilizing themselves for political causes. This technology was once expected to make society more democratic. However, its massive utilization in political contestation has led to the massive spread of disinformation, which further causes political polarization. The internet gives people the opportunity to cross-check information, and social media enables them to find clarification and reduce misunderstanding. However, the will to power is stronger than the will to truth, causing massive informational manipulation to attract followers and informational attack to denigrate opponents. Just as the running of democracy needs appropriate institutions, healthy citizenship also requires well-designed media that can improve deliberation and ease assessing and countering disinformation. A virtual version of citizen assembly is needed to lure people to more fruitful digital citizenship and distance them from unbridgeable polarization.

scholarly journals Optimalisasi peran internet dalam mewujudkan digital citizenship dan implikasinya terhadap ketahanan pribadi siswa

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-39
Author(s):  
Armaidy Armawi ◽  
Darto Wahidin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
School Age ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Personal Resilience

Individu usia sekolah merupakan salah satu pengakses internet dengan menggunakan media sosial paling aktif. Akses internet menjadi sangat yang rawan, mengingat penggunaannya di dominasi oleh kalangan usia sekolah. Beredarnya isu hoax, fitnah, bahkan menghujat melalui media sosial yang dengan mudahnya di akses melalui internet, menunjukkan belum dewasanya dalam penggunaan internet.  Tujuan dalam penelitian ini mengetahui proses optimalisasi peran internet dalam mewujudkan digital citizenship di Kota Semarang dan mengkaji implikasi dari optimalisasi peran internet terhadap ketahanan pribadi siswa di Kota Semarang. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa proses optimalisasi peran internet dalam mewujudkan digital citizenship di SMA Negeri 1 Semarang dan SMK Negeri 1 Semarang dilakukan dengan mengoptimalkan akses digital, digital literacy, dan perdagangan digital. Implikasi dari optimalisasi peran internet terhadap ketahanan pribadi siswa dengan adanya hukum digital dan mewujudkan digital citizenship. Sembilan kriteria dalam mewujudkan digital citizenship telah terpenuhi, namun masih harus ada perbaikan untuk mengoptimalkannya.-----School-age is the most active social media. Internet access is very vulnerable, considering that school-age groups dominate its use. Circulation of hoax, slander, and even blasphemy through social media easily accessed via the internet shows not yet mature in using the internet. The purpose of this study is to determine the process of optimizing the role of the internet in realizing digital citizenship in Semarang City and examining the implications of optimizing the role of the internet for the personal endurance of students in the city of Semarang. This research uses a qualitative approach. The research findings that the process of optimizing the role of the internet in realizing digital citizenship in SMA (Senior High Scholl) Negeri 1 Semarang and SMK (Vocational High School) Negeri 1 Semarang carried out by optimizing digital access, digital literacy, and digital commerce. Implications of optimizing the role of the internet on students' personal resilience in the presence of digital laws and realizing digital citizenship. Nine criteria in realizing digital citizenship have met, but there must still be improvements to optimize it.

Nietzsche's Constructions of Power

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-43
Author(s):  
Ross A. Jackson ◽  
Amanda M. Reboulet
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Sentiment Analysis ◽  
International Business ◽  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Will To Power ◽  
International Business Ethics ◽  
The Will ◽  
Social Media Presence

Power is inextricably linked to business rhetoric and praxis. Given Nietzsche's prominence in modern and postmodern thought, his constructions of power are relevant for understanding broader implications of ethics in the context of business. In this paper, the corpus linguistics techniques of type-token ratios (TTR), sentiment analysis, clustering, and concordancing enabled an assessment of Nietzsche's uses of power and the establishment of points of consistency and divergence among his fourteen major philosophical works. The results suggest that Nietzsche's posthumous manuscript, The Will to Power, is significantly different from the other 13 works in terms of its focus on power. Additionally, his later works are richer in textual variety (as measured by TTR) than his early and middle works. Through the concordance analysis, the authors identified themes in Nietzsche's use of power, which provides a fulcrum for understanding potential linkages between Nietzschean power as well as his popularized, social-media presence, and implications for international business ethics.

HATE SPEECH IN THE INTERNET PUBLIC DISCOURSE

Yazykoznaniye ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 92-118
Author(s):  
Liliya Komalova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Broad Sense ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Behavioral Characteristics ◽  
The Public

The paper provides an overview of foreign studies on the implementation of hate speech in the public discourse of institutional and non-institutional media and social media based on the material of Indo-European, Fino-Ugric and Sino-Tibetan language families. The content of the concept «hate speech» is analyzed in the broad sense of this word. The findings reveal thematic, discursive, and cognitive features of hate speech realization, the behavioral characteristics of haters, as well as the groups of people towards whom hate speech is most often targeted.

Does Scientific Publication Inform Public Discourse? A Case Study Observing Social Media Engagement Around Vaccinations

2020 ◽  
pp. 152483991989992
Author(s):  
Jordan L. Nelon ◽  
Michael Moscarelli ◽  
Payton Stupka ◽  
Christina Sumners ◽  
Taylor Uselton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Public Health Information

In the early 2000s, there was a shift in the use of the internet. Individuals on the internet began seeking information from other creators and creating their own content. These online communities allowed individuals to communicate across the globe, gravitating toward people like them or those who shared similar beliefs. Conversations around vaccinations have been particularly polarizing across social media even though scientific literature continually validates their safety and effectiveness. This study will explore whether online public discourse about vaccinations changes before and after major scientific publications, and will measure what is related to social engagement around vaccinations on Twitter. In September 2018, two weeks’ worth of Twitter posts ( n = 2,919) discussing vaccinations were collected, coded, and analyzed before and after two major 2014 scientific publications. Linear regression analyses examined variables related to engagement with vaccination-related Tweets pre- and postpublication. Antivaccine-related Tweets decreased by over 25% after scientific publications, while provaccine Tweets increased by 16.6%. Regression models suggest verification status and number of followers were the strongest predictors of Twitter engagement. Findings indicate that scientific publications might affect what people public health information people share online, and how people engage with online content. In a time when false information is easily spread online, this study suggests the need for continual scientific publication on “hot topics,” and urges researchers to partner with influential individuals on social media to disseminate effective, evidence-based, and user-friendly public health information to the public.

scholarly journals Greater Internet use is not associated with faster growth in political polarization among US demographic groups

2017 ◽  
Vol 114 (40) ◽  
pp. 10612-10617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Levi Boxell ◽  
Matthew Gentzkow ◽  
Jesse M. Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Linear Model ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Political Polarization ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Recent Growth ◽  
The Individual

We combine eight previously proposed measures to construct an index of political polarization among US adults. We find that polarization has increased the most among the demographic groups least likely to use the Internet and social media. Our overall index and all but one of the individual measures show greater increases for those older than 65 than for those aged 18–39. A linear model estimated at the age-group level implies that the Internet explains a small share of the recent growth in polarization.

Does the Internet Make the World Worse? Depression, Aggression and Polarization in the Social Media Age

2021 ◽  
pp. 027046762110645
Author(s):  
Christopher J. Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Political Polarization ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Human Welfare ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Situational Variables ◽  
Difficult Time ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cautious Interpretation

Since the 1990s, the influence of the internet and social media in daily communication has skyrocketed. This has brought both remarkable opportunities and perceived perils. Recent years have seen increases in suicide and mental health concerns, political polarization, and online aggression. Can such phenomenon be connected causally to communication via social media? This article reviews the evidence for perceived deleterious effects of social media on several areas of human welfare, including political polarization, depression and suicide, aggression, and cyberbullying. In addition to examining contemporary evidence from psychological studies, a historical analysis is included to examine whether we truly live in a uniquely difficult time or whether similar patterns of social behavior can be witnessed in other, pre-internet times. It is concluded that evidence may link social media to some negative social outcomes but in ways that are nuanced and complicated, often interacting with user motivations and personalities and situational variables. An increased focus on preregistered, standardized scientific methods and cautious interpretation of effect sizes can help clarify real versus phantom effects of social media.

scholarly journals Political Effects of the Internet and Social Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 415-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Zhuravskaya ◽  
Maria Petrova ◽  
Ruben Enikolopov
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Polarization ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Barriers To Entry ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Political Effects ◽  
Political Outcomes ◽  
Internet And Social Media

How do the Internet and social media affect political outcomes? We review empirical evidence from the recent political economy literature, focusing primarily on work that considers traits that distinguish the Internet and social media from traditional off-line media, such as low barriers to entry and reliance on user-generated content. We discuss the main results about the effects of the Internet in general, and social media in particular, on voting, street protests, attitudes toward government, political polarization, xenophobia, and politicians’ behavior. We also review evidence on the role of social media in the dissemination of fake news, and we summarize results about the strategies employed by autocratic regimes to censor the Internet and to use social media for surveillance and propaganda. We conclude by highlighting open questions about how the Internet and social media shape politics in democracies and autocracies.

scholarly journals Article 13 on social media and news media: disintermediation and reintermediation on the modern media landscape

2021 ◽  
pp. 141-157
Author(s):  
José Moreno ◽  
Rita Sepúlveda
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
News Media ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Online News ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Social Discourse ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Ease Of Access

The former Article 13 (now Article 17) of the European directive on copyright and the internet (Directive EC2019/790) has been under negotiations since 2016 and was finally approved in 2019. In Portugal, however, the issue was mostly absent from public scrutiny and debate until November 2018. In that month, the issue arose to a prominent level, both in news media and in social media, following a wave of alerts issued by various young youtubers, incentivized by YouTube management. In this paper, we engage in the discussion concerning disintermediation, studying the way in which such alerts spread both in news media and social media, and understanding the role played by the users of social media platforms in modelling the social relevance and the social discourse of the issue of copyright and the internet. To do so, we used digital methods, collecting and analysing data from Twitter, YouTube and from online news media, mapping Article 13 discussions and identifying key actors in each field, as well as the connections between them. The results show that the ease of access provided by platforms such as Twitter or YouTube converts some users to prominent influencers and that, in some cases, those influencers are able to shift and model the public discourse about relevant collective issues.

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