Professional paper
WEAPONIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA – PERCEPTION OF POSTGRADUATE DOCTORAL STUDENTS
Tomislav Dokman
orcid.org/0000-0002-4276-0206
Maja Kuzelj
orcid.org/0000-0002-6515-2561
; Jabuka TV
Dario Malnar
orcid.org/0000-0001-5041-1420
Abstract
Social media has penetrated into different sociopolitical spheres and made dissemination of conceptual constructs including disinformation, virtual abuse, false identification, targeting and finally hybrid warfare, possible. Hyper-personal communication has opened up numerous security issues and highlighted the problem of privacy protection. Social networks became a modern weapon and the question arises are the users familiar and aware of threats present in virtual space. The focus of this research was to examine what people employed in the information-communication or education sector think about threats on social media. More than half of respondents have exposed their images and personal data on social media. Most respondents think that they are sufficiently informed about social media threats. Majority of them use social media for informational usage but do not think that those publications are reliable. Moreover, more than half of them gather information about a particular person or event through social media. Most think that profile on social networks is important for private and business purposes, even though privacy on social networks does not exist. The results indicate the need to educate people further about threats on social networks as a tool for spreading influence and power on all educational levels.
Keywords
social media; modern weapon; user profile; national security; poll
Hrčak ID:
207140
URI
Publication date:
22.6.2018.
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