“The key to a better tomorrow is in the hands of proactive youth/ Elaheh Amani.”

The twelfth day of August every year is the International Youth Day. The idea for this day was initiated in 1998 in Lisbon and was adopted on December 17, 1999 at the United Nations General Assembly. The year 2022 is the World Youth Day of “Inter-generational Solidarity, Creating a Global World for All Generations”. This […]...

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Investigating the motivation of young people to use the internet and the barriers to achieving these goals/ Hafez Farajollahi

The dreamy shell of a nightmare “Internet is like the Wild West; I mean, it doesn’t follow any laws.” This statement is made by American comedian and writer Steve Wright, as regulatory systems continue to advance in order to monitor the cyber space. However, the internet, especially social networks, are heavily influenced by information flows […]...

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“Nasl Zee; Online Mothers/ Roshanak Mehraeen”“Nasl Zee; Native Online/ Roshanak Mehraeen”

The emergence of the internet not only changed the way of life for humans, but also created gaps between different generations; a generation that encountered this phenomenon at an older age, a generation that became familiar with it in their youth, and a generation that was born into it. Each of these generations has its […]...

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Masoud Bastani in conversation with Ali Kalai: The diagnosis of social networks should be native.

According to him, there are two important features for social networks. One is the horizontal nature of relationships in social networks and the other is the autonomy of users. Autonomy that he says “can influence the lifestyle of users.” What is the impact of social networks on the young generation of Iranians and how do […]...

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Masih Ali-Nejad: Protests against the executions of the 1990s became public on social media networks.

Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist, launched one of the most popular and controversial Persian campaigns on social media in 2014. The “My Stealthy Freedom” campaign currently has over one million followers on Facebook. This campaign shares photos of Iranian women without hijab and provides them with a platform to speak about their experiences of being […]...

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Hopes of Architects: The potential of social networks is attractive for the government of Iran/ Simin Rouzgar

Conversation with Simin Rouzgar Omid Memarian began his career in journalism in 2000 in Iran by writing for various newspapers such as Hayat-e No, Sharq, and Yas-e No. This blogger and journalist, who continued his studies in multimedia journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, has written for various English-language media and news agencies such […]...

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Challenges of social networks and their consequences; in conversation with Mehrdad Darvishpour / Ali Kalaii.

  Conversation with Ali Kalai Generally, social media activists are those who express their opinions about the field in which they specialize. However, it seems that in addition to activists, we should also seek the help of intellectuals in the field of humanities, especially sociologists, considering the impact of this field on society, and ask […]...

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Public Sphere and Dual Consequences of Social Networks / Ali Afshari

“مردم ایران در حال حاضر در حال مبارزه با وضعیت اقتصادی دشواری هستند.” “The people of Iran are currently struggling with a difficult economic situation.” Ali Afshari Social media has been one of the most important platforms for changes in communication, social relationships, and lifestyle in recent decades in Iran. The increase in internet usage […]...

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Activism and the danger of virtual celebrities/ Mehdi Arabshahi

This is not a complete sentence, so it cannot be translated accurately. Please provide the full Farsi text. Mehdi Arabshahi Until just a decade ago, the world of political and social activities was much simpler. Communication technologies had not yet advanced and there was no sign of online social networks. Slowly, Facebook and Twitter emerged […]...

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The Role of Social Networks in Society and Public Opinion / Amir Razaqi

“ماهیتابه های سرخ شده” Fried fish fillets Amir Razaqi Every social relationship between humans forms a social knot, and these social knots create social networks. Social networks can be seen as a social structure that is formed by individual or organizational knots and connected by one or more specific types of dependencies. Examples of these […]...

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What is happening on Persian Twitter?/ Maryam Shafipour

This is a caption This is a caption Maryam Shafiepour In recent months, the solidarity of Persian-speaking users on social networks, especially Twitter, has caused several news related to Iran to become widely discussed or, as they say, “trending” in the virtual world. In some cases, this collective empathy has resulted in desired outcomes in […]...

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Migration of Iranian users from one network to another/ Ali Ajami

“Right-aligned image” Ali Ajami Social networks play an undeniable role in the social developments of the 21st century, both as a means of communication and as a mass media; however, the positive or negative nature of this role may currently be subtle or subject to debate. The role and impact of newspapers and publications in […]...

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