Is Social Media a Threat or Can It Be a Trusted Agent?

Authors

William Ward, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Katherine Cole-Miller, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Ann Fruhling, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Kathryn M. Cooper, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2016

Publication Title

Journal of Information Warfare

Volume

15

Issue

1

First Page

76

Last Page

89

Abstract

There is a prevailing belief within the United States Department of Defense (DOD) that social media is a threat to national security, leading to restrictions in workplace use of social-media applications. However, instead of dismissing social media as a threat, leaders should be asking whether or not the information received via social media can be trusted, thus leveraging the information-sharing capabilities of social media. This article presents a theoretical case for quantifying social media trustworthiness by exploring the factors that influence trust in social media and proposing a trust framework to be used to quantify trustworthiness.

Recommended Citation

Ward, William; Cole-Miller, Katherine; Fruhling, Ann; and Cooper, Kathryn M., "Is Social Media a Threat or Can It Be a Trusted Agent?" (2016). Interdisciplinary Informatics Faculty Publications. 23.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/interdiscipinformaticsfacpub/23