Over the past couple of decades, there has been a large rise of mobile phones, and
subsequently the rise of social media platforms.Digital natives are defined as "individuals whose childhoods were surrounded by advancing
technologies, screens, pushing of buttons, and social networking sites" (Hollenbaugh, 2019). An
annual survey conducted by Pew Research (2014) found that, "Social media natives are more
likely to use multiple social media applications than older digital natives and digital immigrants.9
Baldwin et al.: Social Media Use and Awareness of Privacy Concerns
Published by DigitalCommons@CSP, 2023
The second question asked "How much concern do you have about your privacy on these
social media platforms?". The value of p is .000031, with the result significant at p.05. The
researchers conclude that there was a change in concern from watching the video on social media
privacy risks. The result
is significant [p = .000877], meaning there was a change in concern over social media sites
collecting user data. The fourth question asked participants to indicate their level of agreement to the
statement, "I am concerned that social media sites do not devote enough time and effort to
preventing unauthorized access to my personal information"."Private profiles may reflect a particularly
strong discrepancy between online and other 'public' performances; a particularly strong
sensitivity to any such discrepancy; or a general tendency towards role compartmentalization,
even if the roles are compatible. Each of these possibilities, however, suggests a particular
cultural disposition" (Kaufman at el, n.p).1
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