Security Challenges Posed by the Social Media

Lack of Privacy: Most people believe the age of privacy is now over and are, apparently, unconcerned about the data that is captured about them.

  • Radicalistaion of the Youth: Of late, terrorist groups take advantage of it to communicate with cybercrime organisations and to coordinate along with them fundraising activities (from illicit activities) carried out in part (drug smuggling, gunrunning) or completely (e.g. phishing) on the Internet.
  • Echo Chambers, Polarisation and Hyper-partisanship: In many ways, the design of certain social media platforms mirrors the growing volume of partisan media in traditional channels. As they increasingly become a primary distribution channel, social ....
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