The focus of this research is to analyze the causes and effects of cancel culture, specifically looking at why people feel inclined to participate in it, and how the reputation of those that are “canceled” is affected. This research was conducted through the use of both a cross-sectional survey and focus group, both of which utilized a convenience sample within the Marist College student population. The data collected from the literature review, survey, and focus group were analyzed and measured against the researchers’ own hypotheses and the social influence theory ...

As the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, continues to rage throughout the globe, countless groups find themselves extremely, and in some cases irreversibly, impacted by the ruthless new disease. Among these groups are college and university students, given that the conditions of their everyday lives have been turned completely upside down- first having to return home indefinitely, and now adjusting to completely new environments back on-campus. In a pre-COVID-19 world, alcohol and even drug use have long been two commonly accepted forms of recreation among college students in a wide variety of contexts ...

Social media has become a regular part of many people’s everyday lives. Most social media users are unaware of the dangers and threats that come with putting your personal information on the Internet. The newest threat to Internet privacy is the artificial intelligence (AI) program, Deepfakes. This program uses a collection of images to create fake videos of people. Once Deepfake technology is more accessible, there will be plenty of opportunities for anyone to use people’s images from social media to create fake videos. There is no privacy protection on social media that would help prevent this situation, and there are no laws to support victims from this new spread of misinformation. In this study, an online experiment was conducted with four different conditions of varying proximity and efficacy involving the threat of Deepfakes. ...