Ameera Mansour

Ameera Mansour
Linnaeus University | lnu · Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Doctor of Philosophy

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Introduction
My current research interests: Disinformation, misinformation, propaganda, information credibility, trust, social media, everyday life information practices, information disclosure and privacy management online, online communities, online groups.
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January 2022 - present
Linnaeus University
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  • LECTURER

Publications

Publications (6)
Conference Paper
This paper qualitatively examines how members of a large private Facebook group view the risks of information disclosure to their privacy and the strategies they employ to navigate and manage those risks. The paper adds to an emerging interest in how privacy is managed collectively and within dynamic large groups, thus moving beyond established kno...
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Social networking sites have become indispensable information and communication tools in everyday life. This qualitative study investigated the information-related activities and affordances of a Facebook group for foreign mothers living in Sweden. Four key information activities were identified: posting, monitoring, commenting and searching. These...
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Purpose This study aims to develop an in-depth understanding of the underlying dynamics of an emergent shared information practice within a Facebook group, and the resources the group develops to sustain this practice. Design/methodology/approach In-depth semi-structured interviews were carried out with twenty members from the group. The findings...
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Introduction. The article explores whether members of a Facebook group view the group as a source of credible information and how they evaluate the credibility of information provided in the group. Method. The data for this study were collected using semi-structured interviews with 19 members of a closed Facebook group for mothers. Analysis. The co...
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Social networking sites are integral in reshaping how we access and interact with information and others. This doctoral thesis aims to offer an in-depth understanding of engagement in an everyday life information practice within a private Facebook group. Based on interviews with Facebook group members, the thesis addresses questions such as: What a...

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