As the second wave of coronavirus continues to surge in Canada, more people are turning to social media to stay connected. This increased reliance on social media has raised renewed privacy-related questions and concerns about digital trace data users leave
Canada’s out-of-date online privacy rules aren’t protecting you
Canada’s out-of-date online privacy rules aren’t protecting you The regulation of user privacy must consider potential future applications of any collected data. (Shutterstock) Anatoliy Gruzd, Ryerson University With so many of us stuck at home due to the pandemic, people
Companies are increasingly turning to social media to screen potential employees
Companies are increasingly turning to social media to screen potential employees Users’ online activities can be reviewed by potential employers as a way to pre-screen job candidates. (Shutterstock) Anatoliy Gruzd, Ryerson University; Jenna Jacobson, Ryerson University, andElizabeth Dubois, L’Université d’Ottawa/University
ICYMI: #SMSociety 2019 Keynote by Tarleton Gillespie
“Custodians of the Internet: Platforms, Content Moderation, and the Hidden Decisions That Shape Social Media” Content moderation can serve as a prism for examining what platforms are, and how they subtly torque public life. Our understanding of platforms too blithely
ICYMI: #SMSociety 2019 Keynote by Valerie Steeves
“Not So Social, Not So Networked: Teens’ Perspectives of Privacy and Trust on Social Media” In the past two years, The eQuality Project has conducted a series of research projects exploring how teens use social media in their daily lives.
Social media marketing: Who is watching the watchers? [New Study]
![Social media marketing: Who is watching the watchers? [New Study]](https://socialmediadata.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Privacy_Paradox_Post_Thumb.jpg?898e4c&898e4c "Social media marketing: Who is watching the watchers? [New Study]")
Jacobson, Gruzd & Hernandez-Garcia. (2019). Social media marketing: Who is watching the watchers? Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. [Download an open access pre-print copy] Just because social media data is “public” does not mean that people do not
Study: Majority of social media users in Canada avoid talking politics online for fear it might upset another person
58% of online Canadian adults say they choose not to post a political comment or link on social media because it might upset or offend another person, according to a new report TORONTO, ON — Conventional wisdom says don’t discuss
Rethinking Privacy and Trust in the Social Media Age — #SMSociety #CFP Toronto, Canada July 19–21, 2019
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY Toronto, Canada (JULY 19–21, 2019) The International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) is an annual gathering of leading social media researchers from around the world. Now, in its 10th year, the
Unpacking the Privacy Paradox: Users demand privacy yet continue to share, why?
It’s getting more and more difficult to make a case for privacy when so many people are willingly sharing so much of their personal information online. Self-disclosure is now currency and digital exhibitionism is a normalized behavior, rewarded and reinforced
Journalists’ Use of Social Media to Infer Public Opinion: The Citizens’ Perspective [New Study]
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For journalists, social media is now a must-have journalistic resource. They rely on it to keep a pulse on their community, suss out sources, and connect to their audience. In a 2017 study by Cision (n=1,550 North American journalists and influencers), 42%