Social networking sites and intellectual security; risks and confrontation mechanisms

Abstract

The emergence of social networks, and their rapid spread and wide use among various parts of society, resulted in many phenomena related to human and social activity, and created many challenges, opportunities and risks, which is the subject of intellectual security of the most prominent outputs, in light of the social and cultural changes witnessed by the world The increasing pressure of globalization has affected the structure and stability of societies, and a social environment characterized by the increasing saturation of various information and communication technologies, which contribute to shaping one's attitudes, building his perceptions and guiding his thinking, through the function of interpretation and explanation. Vinegar of ideological character, as it can turn the compass of its functions towards the face and logic of those behind them and control its contents, turning the function of guidance to dysfunction embodied in disinformation and manipulation, and from the transfer of facts to misrepresentation and falsification of facts, which affects the integrity of the intellectual structure of individuals and reflected negatively on The stability of society, which we will try to address in this paper by highlighting the dangers of social networking sites on intellectual security and coping mechanisms.