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Социальные сети: угрозы манипулирования
The article analyzes the influence of the development of Internet technologies on the ways of communication and social interaction in society. The growth of information flows, the speed of information exchange, stimulate people to search for new forms of self-organization, a significant place among which is occupied by virtual communities in social networks. This process intensifies various effects for all users of network groups. Users in search of a circle of "their own" and personal identification resort to a variety of ways of self-categorization, falling under the influence of different modes of influence and manipulation (positive and negative). To maintain a balance of interests, it is necessary to increase media literacy, teaching critical reading and analysis.