Why social media are more like chocolate than cigarettes

Abedin, B

Why social media are more like chocolate than cigarettes

Abedin, B

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Citation:: The Conversation, 2018
Issue Date:: 2018-03-08

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dc.contributor.author	Abedin, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3426-443X	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-03-08	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	The Conversation, 2018	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/122455
dc.description.abstract	While critics want social media to be regulated like Big Tobacco, our research suggest that the impact of using social media depends on how we use it. The article discusses both negative and positive effects. It suggests that social media is more like chocolate, than cigarette, and being educated and informed as well as some sort of regulation need to be considered to maximise the benefits and minimise the negatives	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	The Conversation	en_US
dc.title	Why social media are more like chocolate than cigarettes	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Information, Systems and Modelling
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - PERSWADE - Centre on Persuasive Systems for Wise Adaptive Living
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Abstract:

While critics want social media to be regulated like Big Tobacco, our research suggest that the impact of using social media depends on how we use it. The article discusses both negative and positive effects. It suggests that social media is more like chocolate, than cigarette, and being educated and informed as well as some sort of regulation need to be considered to maximise the benefits and minimise the negatives

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