社会媒体对肯尼亚奈洛比市郡安全议程设定的影响

Samuel Wanjema Wanja, Wilson K. Muna
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社交媒体(SM)及其在全球化世界中的覆盖范围、影响和潜力不再受到质疑;它已经影响到人们的生活,关于它的使用和误用。包括加沙、青年党在内的黑社会组织、恐怖组织、心怀不轨的非国家行为体和叛乱分子经常利用Facebook、Twitter、Instagram和WhatsApp等社交媒体网站传播宣传,招募和激励他们的同情者,并向公众灌输恐惧,并声称他们发动了恐怖袭击。本研究旨在确定社交媒体对安全议程设置的影响,以引入新技术供安全代理人使用,以加强和改善安全。它以议程设置理论和技术决定论为依据,帮助我们了解技术是如何影响人类活动和思想的。这项研究是在内罗毕市对社交媒体用户和安全人员进行的。研究者使用了一个描述性的研究计划。效度检验采用预试方法,信度检验采用重试策略。数据是通过半组织调查收集的,并进行了定量和定性分析。通过描述性统计检查定量信息,其中包括;频率,百分比,平均值,标准差等等。使用主题分析定性信息。研究结果表明,社交媒体对内罗毕市县的安全议程设置有显著影响。不同的社交媒体网站,如Facebook、Twitter、LinkedIn、Instagram和WhatsApp,在内罗毕县的信息传播和打击犯罪方面发挥了重要作用。它们有助于动员、数据收集和分析。他们的贡献得到了推断分析结果的肯定,这表明因变量和自变量都是正显著相关的。该研究建议DCI办公室通过信息通信技术部、县政府和国家政府,通过使用不同的平台(如Facebook)来减少犯罪组织通过社交媒体招募年轻人的机会,以了解帮派关系,并确定他们分享的评论或图片是否意在吸引或说服毫无戒心的人。内罗毕县的执法人员也可以采用类似的办法,减少犯罪组织通过社交媒体招募青年的案件。政府还建议,如果有违法行为或传播信息的嫌疑,将对可能在范围内引发不安的行为进行刑事制裁和严惩,以防止传播虚假信息的社交媒体动员。
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Effects of Social Media on Security-Agenda Setting in Nairobi City County, Kenya
Social Media (SM), its reach, impact, and potential in a globalized world are no longer contested; it has affected people’s lives, regarding its use and misuse. Groups of gangsters, terrorist associations, non-state actors with bad intentions and rebellious including Gaza, Al-Shabaab, routinely utilize social media websites like Facebook, Twitter Instagram, and WhatsApp to disseminate propaganda, recruit and inspire their sympathizers as well as instill fear in the members of the public and claim their terrorist attacks. This study aimed to identify the effects of social media on security agenda setting to introducing new technologies for use by the security agents to enhance and improve security. It was informed by Agenda-setting Theory and Technological determinism to help see how technology has affected human activity and thought. The study was conducted in Nairobi City County on social media users and security agents. The researcher used a descriptive research plan. The validity test was conducted through a pilot study and specialists’ judgment and reliability through test-retest strategy. The data was gathered using semi-organized surveys and analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitative information was examined through descriptive statistics which incorporates; frequencies, percentages, mean, standard deviation among others. Qualitative information was be analyzed using themes. The findings show that social media has a significant influence on security agenda setting in Nairobi City County. Different social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and WhatsApp play a significant role in the spread of information and fight against crime in Nairobi County. They help in mobilization, data gathering, and analysis. Their contribution is affirmed by inferential analysis outcome, which shows that both dependent and independent variables are positively and significantly related. The study recommends the DCI’s office, through the ICT ministry, County government, and National government to reduce chances of youth recruitment by criminal organizations via social media by using different platforms, such as Facebook to learn much about gang affiliations and identify whether their comments or pictures shared are meant to attract or convince unsuspecting people. A similar approach can be applied by law enforcers within Nairobi County to reduce cases of youth recruitment through social media by criminal organizations. The government is also recommended to prevent such social media mobilization that spreads false information by enforcing criminal sanctions and hefty penalties for any offenses or suspected spread of information that can trigger insecurity within the scope area.
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