THE SPECIFICITY OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PEOPLE AND INTERNET SPACE IN THE VISEGRAD COUNTRIES (FOR EXAMPLE, THE USAGE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS MESSENGERS IN UKRAINE AND POLAND)
THE SPECIFICITY OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PEOPLE AND INTERNET SPACE IN THE VISEGRAD COUNTRIES (FOR EXAMPLE, THE USAGE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS MESSENGERS IN UKRAINE AND POLAND)
Author(s): Andrii KutsykSubject(s): Education, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems, Politics and society, Present Times (2010 - today), ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Fakulta masmediálnej komunikácie
Keywords: elections of the president of Ukraine; political and civil life; Revolution of Dignity; social networks;
Summary/Abstract: The article examines the impact of social networks and their messengers’ applications on political, educational, and routine life in Ukraine and Poland. The statistics of the number of users of social networks and messengers in Ukraine and in Poland are shown and analyzed. Also, the article shows social networks that are getting new users, and other ones that are losing. It is shown how social networks, as instagram and youtube have become a tool for the financial independence of the younger generation. The political aspect of the network is highlighted, namely, how politicians use social networks for their own purposes. It was also noted how the facebook social network was used to organize people during the «Revolution of Dignity» in Ukraine and in the further development of civil society. The role of facebook and instagram in the presidential election campaigns of 2019 in Ukraine has also been demonstrated.
Journal: Megatrendy a médiá
- Issue Year: 6/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 89-103
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English