The use of the Dark Web as a COVID-19 information source: A three-country study

Sirola, Anu; Nuckols, Julia; Nyrhinen, Jussi; Wilska, Terhi‐Anna

doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.102012

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“…To determine the percentage of the population that used the Dark Web, there is a study on The use of the Dark Web as a Covid-19 information source: A three-country study was conducted (Sirola, Nuckols, Nyrhinen, and Wilska 2022). The results of the study show that a certain percentage of citizens of three countries (Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) used the Dark Web as a source of information during the Covid-19 pandemic.…”

Section: The Impact Of the Dark Web On The Global Information Environ...mentioning

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Dark Web − as Challenge of the Contemporary Information Age

Denic,

Devetak

2023

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Reconnaissance and monitoring activities of actors on the Internet are becoming indispensable security tools for governments around the world. The Deep Web as part of the Internet protects actors. However, cheap and reliable encryption and online identity protection have become attractive to state and non-state actors in the cyber domain. Unfortunately, part of the Deep Web, the Dark Web is now offering to training terrorists, and trading arms and illicit substances. The Dark Web represents a communication and information systems infrastructure where actors are anonymous and the services are adaptable to the demands of geopolitical circumstances. This paper analyzes the ways of using the Dark Web and its impact on the information environment since the global war on terrorism began, through a period when humanity struggled with Covid-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine.

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Section: The Impact Of the Dark Web On The Global Information Environ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Dark Web − as Challenge of the Contemporary Information Age

Denic,

Devetak

2023

TRAMES

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Psychosocial Perspective on Problem Gambling: The role of Social Relationships, Resilience, and COVID-19 Worry

2023

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The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified several psychosocial risks and problem behaviors among vulnerable individuals. Given that gambling has high addictive potential, it is important to consider the underlying mechanisms of problem gambling. This study examined psychosocial factors associated with pandemic-time problem gambling.Cross-sectional data were gathered via an online survey of 18–75-year-old Finnish, Swedish, and British respondents (n = 2,022) who reported having gambled at least occasionally during the pandemic. Measures included problem gambling, loneliness, COVID-19 worry, social support, and psychological resilience. Control variables included gender, age, and education. Structural equation modeling was used as an analytical technique.Loneliness was found to be associated with problem gambling. While COVID-19 worry was not directly associated with problem gambling, it predicted higher loneliness, which in turn was associated with problem gambling. Evidence was not found regarding the protective role of resilience or social support in problem gambling. However, social support was found to be associated with higher problem gambling severity. Male gender and younger age were associated with problem gambling.The results bring insight into underlying vulnerabilities regarding problem gambling during the pandemic. More focus should be placed on the quality and sources of social support, as well as on how psychosocial risk and protective factors might work differently among different populations of gamblers.

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