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2022-08-01
Purpose: To examine the role that reflective, conscious curation of body-image-related Instagram content has on users and the suitability of participant diaries in collecting this information. Methods: Three female Instagram users took part in a qualitative phenomenological study where they...
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Misinformation on Social Media: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Analysis of Users' Engagement with Religious Misinformation
DownloadSpring 2023
Bangladesh, the world’s fourth-largest Muslim country, has a growing community of social media users. With the increasing social media usage, misinformation emerging from social media also becomes widespread in the country. In particular, religious misinformation has become more commonplace,...
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2022
Over the last decade, the increased use of social media has led to an increase in hateful activities in social networks. An international issue that weakens the cohesiveness of civil societies is hate speech on internet social networks. Due to the lack of restrictions set by these sites for its...
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2022-05-16
Canada, a nation-state founded on colonialism, “a form of structured dispossession,” (Coulthard, 2014, p. 7) has made efforts to amend for harms caused to First Peoples by its racist policies. Yet conflicts around Indigenous sovereignty continue to play out, often in remote territories where...
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Fifty Shades of Grey: Social Media and How Online Behaviours of Healthcare Providers Affect Real-World Professional Practice
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The advent of social media in recent years has created an enormous opportunity for information to be exchanged at a global level. Healthcare providers in particular appear to be turning to social media at increasing rates for both personal and professional use. However, due to its viral nature,...
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Alternative Social Media for Outreach and Engagement: Considering Technology Stewardship as a Pathway to Adoption
Download2020-01-01
Commercial social media (CSM) play a vital role in support of community outreach and engagement. Despite the apparent benefits of CSM, its widespread use raises important concerns about privacy and surveillance, limits on innovation, and data residency for the organizations that increasingly rely...
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Fall 2019
This dissertation studies efforts by self-declared grassroots groups, organizations, and campaigns that promote Canadian oil through traditional and social media. Since the emergence of the Ethical Oil campaign following the publication of Ethical Oil in 2010, similar groups and organizations...