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Exploitation of Health on Instagram: Motivations, Social Support, and Influencers

Exploitation of Health on Instagram: Motivations, Social Support, and Influencers
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Author(s): Michael G. Blight (North Central College, USA)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 17
Source title: Research Anthology on Improving Health Literacy Through Patient Communication and Mass Media
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-2414-8.ch024

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the exploitative nature of Instagram as a community-based platform. Individual users build, maintain, and participate in communities as a way to connect with experiences and insights that resonate with them. Because users are motivated by different gratifications and are met with social support along the way, brands can use influencers to exploit the community-based practices (i.e., liking, sharing, and curating content) to access a variety of data points from users. Ultimately, users' data is routinely at risk as a byproduct of this subversive use of the platform.

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