Kiley Ernest

[Kiley Ernest @kiley_ernest]

Social Media is Toxic for Teens- do we blame the algorithm.... or ourselves? @drsheenahoward #smsc2022 https://t.co/VBOV7T3C7d

[Kiley Ernest @kiley_ernest]

@AllanAges I agree with this! I would love to have that space to have a positive influence and to advocate for causes that I am passionate about. There can also be opportunity for transitions from digital media to traditional entertainment or other fields for micro-celebrities. #smsc2022

[Kiley Ernest @kiley_ernest]

@zack_baskin I think the term "friend" was a strategic way of creating false intimacy between users. The display of follower count also creates a competitive aspect to social media, with users hoping to gain more friends to achieve popularity or validation on the platform. #smsc2022

[Kiley Ernest @kiley_ernest]

These purely digital relationships are fueled by social media sites like Twitter, and can take on an addictive quality and false sense of real intimacy. A user can prefer the comfort they feel from online intimacy rather than putting effort into real human connection. #smsc2022

[Kiley Ernest @kiley_ernest]

Digital intimacy is a feeling of closeness developed through online interaction. I see this manifest online in two main ways: through parasocial relationships, and through performative friendship. #smsc2022

[Kiley Ernest @kiley_ernest]

Performative digital friendships occur when instead of connecting with real life friends for the sake of the exchange itself, people interact with their 'friends' as if on a stage before an audience of people on the network. This false presentation is not reality. #smsc2022