INTERNET AND ITS INFLUENCE ON MODERN SOCIETY

  Sharing of fake news on social media platforms is a global concern, with research offering little insight into the motives behind such sharing. This study adopts a mixed-method approach to explore fake-news sharing behavior . To begin with, qualitative data from 58 open-ended essays was analyzed to identify six behavioral manifestations associated with sharing fake news. Thereafter, research model hypothesizing the association between these behaviors was proposed using the honeycomb framework and the third-person effect hypothesis. Age and gender were the control variables. Two data sets obtained from cross-sectional surveys with 471 and 374 social media users were utilized to test the proposed model. The study results suggest that instantaneous sharing of news for creating awareness had positive effect on sharing fake news due to lack of time and religiosity. However, authenticating news before sharing had no effect on sharing fake news due to lack of time and religiosity. The s...

 What are drugs? A drug is a substance used to prevent or cure a disease or ailment or to alleviate its symptoms. A drug may also refer to an illegal or restricted substance used by individuals recreationally or to get high. Both legal and illegal drugs have chemicals that can change how your body and mind work. They can give you a pleasurable “high,” ease your stress, or help you avoid problems in your life. If a drug is classified as ‘illegal’, this means that it is forbidden by law. Different illegal drugs have different effects on people and these effects are influenced by many factors. This makes them unpredictable and dangerous, especially for young people. The effects of a drug are influenced by: The type of drug How much is consumed Where the person is when the drug is being used What the person is doing while using the drugs Individual characteristics such as body size and health vulnerabilities How many different drugs are taken at one time Drugs and their classification ...