Fear of surveillance: Examining Turkish social media users’ perception of surveillance and willingness to express opinions on social media

Öz, Mustafa; Yanik, Akan

doi:10.1080/13629395.2022.2046911

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“…Why? Because the government watches us, big brother watches us,” when explaining the risks of being prosecuted by the government (Oz & Yanik, 2022). Another one said, “I am not concerned about myself but my family.…”

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“…Thus, online platforms such as social media are powerful tools for constructing reality and providing new opportunities for activists and marginalized groups. However, in countries like Turkey, apart from cyberhate, harassment, and threats, state surveillance and lateral surveillance make online spaces dangerous for LGBTQ activists (Andrejevic, 2004; Caliskan, 2021; Oz & Yanik, 2022; Medrado & Rega, 2021). In recent years, the Turkish government’s surveillance practices have increased dramatically, according to Freedom House Media (2019).…”

Section: Context: Turkish Lgbtq Community and Their Strugglesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…By using these laws, authorities can monitor users’ online activities and prosecute them for their posts (Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com), 2022). Some scholars argue that state surveillance contributes to self-censorship online in Turkey due to prosecution concerns (e.g., Oz & Yanik, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Under the Shadow of Culture and Politics: Understanding LGBTQ Social Media Activists’ Perceptions, Concerns, and Strategies

Oz,

Yanik,

Batu

2023

Social Media + Society

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This study aimed to explore the perceptions, concerns, and strategies of LGBTQ social media activists in Turkey. Through semi-structured interviews with 20 LGBTQ social media activists, we investigated how they navigate cultural and political challenges and utilize social media for activism purposes. Our findings revealed that LGBTQ activists in Turkey strive to balance the risks and benefits of being online activists. They aim to avoid punishment from society and the government while simultaneously asserting their existence and amplifying their voices through social media. In addition, the study highlights the concerns of activists regarding both state and lateral surveillance.

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Under the Shadow of Culture and Politics: Understanding LGBTQ Social Media Activists’ Perceptions, Concerns, and Strategies

Oz,

Yanik,

Batu

2023

Social Media + Society

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“…While we propose a thorough examination of the media content circulating in the media sphere, we are in the dark regarding the intentions of the journalistic coverage as well as the motivations behind social media users’ responses to these cases. In an authoritarian society where citizens refrain from being actively involved in political protest (Dal & Nisbet, 2022), subtle expressions of emotions on social media can be regarded as alternative strategies adopted to fulfill their needs for political expression (Oz & Yanik, 2022). Yet, to definitively determine the motivations of emotional reactions to social issues on social media, future research should combine content analyses with pointed audience research to determine the intentions of user behavior.…”

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The Role of Legacy Media and Social Media in Increasing Public Engagement About Violence Against Women in Turkey

Baş

Ogan

Varol

2022

Social Media + Society

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Evidence that women have paid the price of what has been labeled the “shadow pandemic” is found in the increase in violence against them. The rates of femicide and lack of trust in the Turkish judicial system of the authoritarian government are worrisome. Protests have been made in the streets and through social media in response. Our goal was to determine the role of legacy news media and social media in bringing awareness of the femicide issue to the public and how affective publics function surrounding a relatively unaddressed societal problem using datasets created by women’s organizations. We conducted a content analysis on 150 sampled femicide cases in Turkey before and during the pandemic taken from online news sources. We investigated the quality of traditional news media coverage and the volume of social media users expressing emotional reactions to individual femicides over time. Results suggest that the journalistic performance of covering the issue of femicide fails to detail essential facts, and awareness and concern for the issue are evident in the Likes, retweets, shares, and expressions of emotional engagement provided to the victims, while online reactions to femicide have increased substantially since 2019, contributing to the formation of affective publics. The study makes a conceptual contribution to the understanding of legacy media and social media’s roles in spurring public engagement about serious social problems in autocratic political contexts while advancing the methodological tools of combining social scientific techniques with computational ones.

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“…Turkey's president Erdogan used social media to beat military tanks through a powerful source of information to call the Turkish nation. Successfully, Turkish rebellious attempts were suppressed and Erdogan managed to sustain peace [59].…”

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A Comparative Analysis of Information and Artificial Intelligence Toward National Security

Al-Suqri

Niaz

2022

IEEE Access

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Information is inevitable when it comes to national security. The information revolution seems to hold the massive potential to strengthen national security against current and upcoming threats and cyberattacks. However, advancements in information accessibility possess innumerable complications for retaining stable national security. One of the preeminent information sources is social media which certainly raises information manipulation factors and destabilizes national security. To accomplish better national security plans, information technology can help countries to identify potential threats, share information securely, and protect mechanisms in them. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the smart areas that robustly facilitates secure information handling to avoid threats and cyber-attacks. It intelligently scrutinizes information available to the public through social media and assists in refraining negative effects on national security. This research article widely focuses on four main analytical milestones; 1) Information available to the public 2) Information affecting national security 3) Risks of cyber-attacks 4) AI as paramount to national security for accomplishing competent information role. Our principal objective is to demystify information accessibilities perspectives for readers to understand the fundamentals of information accessibility and inaccessibility corresponding to national security. To support and manifest our milestones and objectives, a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) is methodologically adapted to draw suitable conclusions and develop a farsighted frame of reference. This paper concludes with AI tool based categorization and domain-specific analysis with area-based limitations to highlight current needs. Above all, this article is a thought-provoking kick-start for many naive social media users that usually avoid information-bearing elements and are victimized by cyber-attacks followed by national security compromises.

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Fear of surveillance: Examining Turkish social media users’ perception of surveillance and willingness to express opinions on social media

Cited by 5 publications

References 50 publications

Under the Shadow of Culture and Politics: Understanding LGBTQ Social Media Activists’ Perceptions, Concerns, and Strategies

Under the Shadow of Culture and Politics: Understanding LGBTQ Social Media Activists’ Perceptions, Concerns, and Strategies

The Role of Legacy Media and Social Media in Increasing Public Engagement About Violence Against Women in Turkey

A Comparative Analysis of Information and Artificial Intelligence Toward National Security

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