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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Sociol.
Sec. Media Governance and the Public Sphere
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1508542

Social media impact on societal Security

Provisionally accepted
Huda Alnaqbi Huda Alnaqbi Eman Ahmed Mohamed Ali Eman Ahmed Mohamed Ali *
  • University of Khorfakkan, Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon.

    This study explores the impact of social media on societal security by surveying 191 employees from various demographic backgrounds. Utilizing a structured questionnaire, the research highlights significant social, ethical, and security consequences, with 81.80% of participants reporting social impacts, 84.40% identifying ethical and behavioral effects, and 82.80% noting substantial security concerns. Despite the broad effects, no significant differences were observed based on gender, education, or social media platform usage. However, age-related variations emerged, with younger groups (23-30 and 31-40) reporting more profound effects compared to those aged 41-50. Based on these findings, the study recommends awareness campaigns addressing the risks of social media, the establishment of legal frameworks to enhance societal security, and the creation of a technical and legal support unit for victims of online incidents. The research calls for further qualitative investigations into hacking and damage cases to deepen understanding and guide effective policy measures.

    Keywords: Cybercrime, Social Media, societal security, Social Media impact, Social Networking

    Received: 09 Oct 2024; Accepted: 28 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Alnaqbi and Mohamed Ali. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Eman Ahmed Mohamed Ali, University of Khorfakkan, Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates

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