A call for broadening the altmetrics tent to democratize science outreach. by Ivan Jarić, Pavel Pipek, Ana Novoa

“…Common altmetrics indices are limited and biased in the social media that they cover. In this Perspective, we highlight how and why altmetrics should broaden its scope to provide more reliable metrics for scientific content and communication.…”
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Selfitis: An Analysis on Prevalence and Attitude among College Students by MG Sreejamol, R Radhika, Rajalakshmi Reghuvaran

“…Conclusion: The result highlights the importance of providing education regarding the healthy use of social media.…”
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MEDIA IN AN ERA OF DIGITAL GLOBALIZATION: THE ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES by GABRIEL T. NYITSE, STEPHEN WANG

“…It addresses issues related to media ethics, social media use, data privacy, and the impact of legislation on digital citizenship. …”
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The role of influencer marketing in building rural brand equity among generation Y customers by Oratilwe Penwell Mokoena, Solly Matshonisa Seeletse

“…Contrary to the popular usage of conventional celebrity endorsements, modern businesses are often turning to social media influencers for their brand marketing initiatives, using popular social media platforms. …”
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Fake Detect: A Deep Learning Ensemble Model for Fake News Detection by Nida Aslam, Irfan Ullah Khan, Farah Salem Alotaibi, Lama Abdulaziz Aldaej, Asma Khaled Aldubaikil

“…Pervasive usage and the development of social media networks have provided the platform for the fake news to spread fast among people. …”
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USAD: An Intelligent System for Slang and Abusive Text Detection in PERSO-Arabic-Scripted Urdu by Nauman Ul Haq, Mohib Ullah, Rafiullah Khan, Arshad Ahmad, Ahmad Almogren, Bashir Hayat, Bushra Shafi

“…The use of slang, abusive, and offensive language has become common practice on social media. Even though social media companies have censorship polices for slang, abusive, vulgar, and offensive language, due to limited resources and research in the automatic detection of abusive language mechanisms other than English, this condemnable act is still practiced. …”
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Beneath the hashtag: multifaceted insights into sustainable consumption and production from historical Twitter data by Cristian Toşa, Ari K. M. Tarigan

“…This research contributes to the ongoing dialogue on sustainable product categorization and representation in social media. Companies and consumers are increasingly favoring eco-friendly, green, or sustainable products due to their environmentally friendly lifecycle. …”
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Features of the discursive environment as a source for creating meaning in online communication (using the example of social networks) by N. A. Yushkina, M. A. Panarina

“…In the article, using the example of a single message hosted on several social networks, the discursive conditions and the possibilities of various social media to influence the content of the meanings, created within their environment, have been analyzed. …”
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Developing an Ethical Scale to Measure Instagram Use Motivation Among College Students: Investigating Demographic Factors by Fereshteh Lotfi, Farid Ahmadi, Mahsa Esmailirad

“…By identifying and analyzing significant motivational differences across diverse demographic factors, this study not only enriches the understanding of social media usage in a unique cultural setting but also provides a foundation for future research on social media behavior in similar contexts.…”
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Effects of a News Literacy Video on News Literacy Perceptions and Misinformation Evaluation by Rita Tang, Melissa Tully, Leticia Bode, Emily K. Vraga

“…The mixing of misinformation with high-quality news and information on social media has reinvigorated interest in the value of news literacy (NL) to build audience resiliency to misinformation. …”
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Tantangan dan Strategi Pencegahan Konflik akibat Intoleransi dan Radikalisme di Era Digital untuk Mewujudkan Keamanan Nasional by Budi Setiawan, Bayu Setiawan, Eri R Hidayat, Pujo Widodo, Herlina Juni Risma Saragih, Achmed Sukendro

“…The internet and social media have become effective platforms for spreading extremist ideologies, strengthening polarization, and creating “echo chambers” that reinforce radicalism. …”
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Understanding Health-Related Discussions on Reddit: Development of a Topic Assignment Method and Exploratory Analysis by Garrett J Chan, Mark Fung, Jill Warrington, Sarah A Nowak

“… BackgroundSocial media has become a widely used way for people to share opinions about health care and medical topics. …”
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PREFACE by L. Sutton

“… It is sad to think that in the time of social media, Internet, and an overload of information, there are still voices that are not heard, nor given the opportunity to be heard. …”
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The process of obtaining information about COVID-19 among students of physiotherapy and rehabilitation department by Duygu Ilgin Gunduz, Erhan Secer, Melda Baser Secer

“…Results Students often preferred to use internet social media (61.00%) and sources they considered reliable (81.40%) to access basic clinical information about COVID-19 (the routes of transmission = 30.30%, the main symptoms = 26.30%, number of cases = 22.60%). …”
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Recognition model for major depressive disorder in Arabic user-generated content by Esraa M. Rabie, Atef F. Hashem, Fahad Kamal Alsheref

“…As these issues grow, social media has become a tremendous platform for people to express themselves. …”
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Moving beyond an Addiction Framework for Phubbing: Unraveling the Influence of Intrinsic Motivation, Boredom, and Online Vigilance by Mirko Duradoni, Tommaso Raimondi, Federica Buttà, Andrea Guazzini

“…Some relationships that phubbing has with, for example, smartphone addiction, Internet addiction, social media addiction, FoMO, and neuroticism are well known and established in the literature. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-CONTROL AND CYBERBULLYING BEHAVIOR by Arlina Dhian Sulistyowati, Agus Murtana, Ajeng Fitria Eri Desviana

“…Individuals with high self-control can control themselves well when facing various difficult situations, such as rude behavior, even aggressive behavior on social media. Cyberbullying is a negative action carried out by individuals or groups of people by sending text messages, and videos to someone's social media account to insult, embarrass, or harass the individual. …”
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SWOT Analysis for Marketing Strategies of Fajar Margiyono's Bag and Luggage Business in Surakarta by Musa Fatahilah Fajar, Muhammad Sholahuddin

“…Adopting digital technology entails creating an e-commerce platform, enhancing social media marketing, and utilizing customer relationship management (CRM) software to improve customer interactions. …”
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THEORY-GROUNDED MODEL OF USERS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS NATIVE ADVERTISEMENT by Mykolas Baranauskas, Žaneta Kavaliauskienė

“…The growing native advertising acceptance throughout different social media (e. g., Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, YouTube) suggests that native advertising is here to stay. …”
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An Analysis of Linguistic Resources for Sports Tourism Media Discourse: A Case Study of the Women’s World Cup Final in Sydney by María Luisa Blanco-Gómez, María-José Gómez-Ortiz

“…Sports have historically played a significant role in influencing travel, the twenty-first century witnessing a notable surge in sports tourism attributed largely to increasing globalisation and the pervasive influence of social media. International sports events hosted by countries and cities serve as potent platforms for tourist promotion, with meticulous attention to detail often reflected across various social media channels. …”
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