Is it "Utopia" or "Sura Field"
-Over 90% of the interviewed college students believe that anonymous social interaction is risky
Recalling the scene when he first downloaded the anonymous social app, Zhang Lenian was still impressed.
At night, as she had just stepped into the university campus, she looked boredly at the software provided in the app store.
When the finger stays on the screen, an anonymous social app with a sense of design from the icon to the name makes her keen on accepting new things shine.
With great curiosity, she downloaded this software, looking forward to exploring a world she has never understood.
Xiao Ze, who has met many friends through anonymous social software, believes that in an anonymous social environment, it is easier for everyone to show their truest side and make friends who truly fit them.
In the four years of using anonymous social apps, Xiao Ze talked about future plans with seniors who graduated for many years in the same major. He once helped Malaysian students who have just arrived in China to adapt to life. He was anxious about the college entrance examination as far away as 2000 kilometers away. Peers of the same age complain about each other's troubles.
The netizen "Zaozao" likened anonymous social software to "2.5 dimensions of life", "it means a'Utopia of expression' built by myself, between comics and reality." However, the social circle under anonymity is not complete. To become an ideal source of peach blossoms, "There are a lot of malicious people in anonymous social software, and many software planners like to use the "soul mate" as a marketing point, which leads to the neglect of the dating function."
With the vigorous development of anonymous social networking, major anonymous social software quickly completed user accumulation. According to the report "Insight into Social Trends of the New Generation in 2020" released by the company to which an anonymous social app belongs, post-95s and post-00s are the main users of its users.
In order to find out the views of young people on anonymous social software, China Youth Daily·China Youth School Media launched a questionnaire survey for college students across the country, and collected 3,620 valid questionnaires from 175 colleges and universities.
According to the survey, 35.52% of college students surveyed stated that they had used anonymous social applications, and 90.69% of the respondents believed that there were certain risks in anonymous social networking.
When anonymous socialization quickly heats up
In an "anonymous community" built by a social software, a discussion thread titled "What are you thinking when insomnia" caught Xiao Ze's attention. He was troubled by anxiety before the exam and slowly typed the next line. Text: "My art test and college entrance examination results must not disappoint my family." What he didn't expect was that he soon received many replies from strange netizens.
Messages that read "Come on, good night", "Come on, you are the best", "Just keep working hard, don't have too much psychological pressure", appeared under my post, and the flashing screen illuminates the sleepless night. .
Now, who has already studied broadcasting and hosting art in a university in Fujian, he recalled this experience again and said that he was very grateful for the encouragement of these strangers.
Xiao Ze, an introvert, said that he is a bit "social fear" and is more willing to resolve his emotions through anonymous social interactions.
Under the "protection" of anonymity, one can remove all kinds of pressure and baggage in the real society and update the dynamics frequently.
"I can talk freely about life perceptions, make funny jokes, and show off my new voice." Xiao Ze also shared his weight loss journey from 180 catties to 110 catties with anonymous strangers on the Internet, and often received many comments. , Like, and several times have been recommended on the App homepage.
Soon, Xiao Ze joined the anonymous community that was "seemingly gentle".
Returning to social needs, Xu Yunlei bluntly stated that his purpose of anonymous social interaction is very clear-"just to fall in love."
At the beginning of the year, my best friend once shared with her her experience of successfully "getting off orders" on an anonymous social software, and recommended her to give it a try.
Xu Yunlei, who was itchy, started this "journey of search" under hesitation.
“In reality, my circle of friends is relatively narrow, and I don’t have many boys, but I can meet more boys and have more choices in social networking.” Xu Yunlei said, “Anonymous social networking is not like real-name software, which requires Taking into account the practical factors, we can understand the most real state of the other party more directly. I think this is very important for the next interaction." In addition to chatting, Xu Yunlei often passes the small emotions such as spit and anxiety that he does not want to post in the circle of friends. Anonymous social software "vented" out.
Zhang Lenian, who studied at a college in Anhui, said that he met a friend of the same grade through anonymous social software during his freshman year.
"We chat intermittently. We share the happy things and complain about the unhappy things." Although she also shares and communicates with her friends, for Zhang Lenian, this anonymous friend in a strange world makes her more relaxed , "An anonymous environment makes us more free, and there is no burden for communication."
Even private affairs at home that he never talks about on weekdays, Zhang Lenian occasionally confides in the anonymous world.
Anonymous social products can be traced back to 2011.
At that time, the founder of a social networking site distributed postcards in the area around his home. After the residents sent back the secret postcards, they were selected by the founder and posted on the website.
In September 2011, he followed the mobile trend and launched an app of the same name on the App Store, which was a hit.
The test of the application knocked on the door of anonymous social networking. Since then, similar anonymous social software at home and abroad have emerged in endlessly.
Why is anonymous socializing so popular among young people?
Duan Xinxing, a professor and doctoral supervisor of the School of Public Administration of China University of Mining and Technology, introduced based on previous interviews with college students, in the eyes of many college students, online anonymity can better release emotions, express themselves, and even vent negative emotions.
In an anonymous world, it is more relaxed and free to achieve depersonalization and decentralization.
A social attempt intertwined with loneliness and curiosity
Recalling the original intention of downloading anonymous apps, Xiao Ze bluntly stated that he was out of curiosity: "What is the charm that makes so many people attracted?" Driven by the curious psychology, he tried to download an anonymous social software. As a result, I didn't expect that I would have a great time having fun all at once.
In his opinion, in the anonymous community, some people share interests and hobbies, and some people post complaints about real life. "It feels like anonymity is like a'figure'. Many emotions that are inconvenient to express in real space are released here."
According to Xiao Ze, in an anonymous social software, the system matches the corresponding Lianmai objects based on user characteristics.
"After you chat for 5 minutes, you can choose whether to show your personal homepage to the other party, and whether you want to continue the conversation." Xiao Ze said that his family is busy with work all year round, and finally waited until the parents were at home to talk to them. However, their responses are often simple "um" and "oh", and there are few opportunities for in-depth communication.
As a result, the mic-link function in virtual social networking has become the most attractive design for Xiao Ze.
"There are many people here to chat with me. Whenever I feel down in the middle of the night and there is nowhere to release, I will share my emotions here."
Duan Xinxing said that the use of anonymous social software by college students is mainly to communicate with the outside world, followed by making friends and playing incidental games.
By transmitting information and exchanging emotions, when the offline social interaction is not satisfied, turn your attention to the online.
In Duan Xinxing's view, college students are in a critical period of life growth, and it is very important to correctly guide college students to socialize.
"The structure of the'herringbone' is mutual support. Humans are social animals. They should step out of the Internet and enter the real interpersonal relationship. Studies have found that compared with normal college students, college students who are obsessed with the online world are more indifferent to real interpersonal relationships. Even less good at realistic interpersonal communication."
Zhang Lenian defined this unprecedented anonymous social experience as "pure land."
Different from the offline social experience, the advantages of online anonymous social "more convenient to complain" made Zhang Lenian very excited at that time.
In her opinion, in real life, when you encounter people and things that you want to complain about, there will always be crossovers in the circle of friends, and there is always a psychological burden. The probability is basically zero, and there is no psychological burden."
According to the results of the China Youth School Media Survey, 73.84% of the interviewed college students believe that young people download anonymous social software because of their introverted personality, and they have few friends in real life and are willing to make friends through this channel; 63.65% believe that an anonymous environment can help relieve stress ; 49.53% believe that the reason is that they can safely talk about secrets and complain; 43.01% said that they downloaded such software for the pursuit of anonymity and excitement; 39.64% believe that an anonymous environment divided by interest can achieve group identity and find similarities with their own hobbies People; 35.80% agree that this is a way to expand social circles.
Duan Xinxing introduced that to correctly guide college students to communicate, one is to cultivate a positive, optimistic, rational and peaceful attitude, and to pay attention to college students’ online mental health, through lectures, group counseling, etc.; the second is to conduct small discussions through peer counseling of college students, "such as college students Participate in the purification of the Internet environment and discuss what I can do in it. Post-00s are "electronic treasures", aboriginals of digital life, and it is necessary to pay attention to their online mental health."
"Anonymity is creating a'utopia' for users to communicate, but a good space depends on the self-discipline and heteronomy of each user." Xu Yunlei's attitude towards anonymous social interaction is relatively positive, and he believes that it can help people expand their circle of friends. Friends who love movies and music, "but everyone should pay attention to identification and protect their legal rights while opening up their hearts."
The 2.5 dimension of young people is "Utopia" or "Sura Field"
"Under the sugar wrapper, it may be poison." In Xiao Ze's view, the anonymous social environment has certain risks, and a little carelessness can cause harm to users.
"The biggest problem is the leakage of privacy. Whether personal information can be secured is worrying." Xiao Ze said that sometimes a photo shared with one's hands may be speculated about the specific activity area, inadvertently from an "anonymous state". "Slid to the "real-name status".
"If you don't come, I will buy you 1,000'phone bombardment'!" On the eve of the Lantern Festival, Xu Yunlei was "threatened" by netizens she met on anonymous social platforms.
After repeated explicit rejections, although the other party did not continue to entangle.
But the scene of being "threatened" still scared her back.
She believes that if you don't have enough trust in the other party, don't exchange contact information rashly, and don't disclose your private information too much.
According to Xu Yunlei, some anonymous social platforms will remind users to protect personal privacy information in a prominent position on the chat page, "but the anonymous environment still easily provides opportunities for people walking on the edge of the law." If you encounter strangers in chat Asking "Ask?" Xu Yunlei will directly report to the other party.
As a "comer" who has used anonymous social apps, Zhang Lenian maintains a neutral attitude towards such software.
"The anonymous environment has potential risks, and there are also reports in the news. Emotional fraud, financial fraud, personal privacy leaks... and even endangering personal safety can occur, so use it still needs to be cautious." In her opinion, college students should be sensible. When dealing with "strangers socializing", always maintain a calm judgment.
"While doing a good job of self-protection, don't try to be on the edge of the law."
According to a survey conducted by the China Youth College Media, 66.46% of the interviewed college students believe that the anonymous environment is conducive to the spread of false and improper speech, 64.17% said that the anonymous environment is difficult to account for fraud and other behaviors, and 54.17% believe that it is easy to encounter bad people and bad people in the anonymous environment. Cause property damage.
At the same time, information security is difficult to guarantee (61.77%), full of bad information such as violence and pornography (54.17%), leading to the spread of negative emotions (48.59%), and aggravating online violence (45.72%) are also considered by the interviewed college students in an anonymous environment The main risks that exist.
In fact, all kinds of anonymous social software that have sprung up like mushrooms can hardly escape the short-lived fate.
Only 3 months after its launch, the first anonymous social app was quickly taken offline due to defamation, violence, pornography and other bad information; some anonymous social apps that were derived later were also due to content supervision and information security after a short-term increase in users. When the problem was forced offline, it ended dismal.
Facing the rapid development of information technology and diversified social methods, Duan Xinxing believes that regulators must earnestly perform their duties and purify the Internet atmosphere.
The platform side has the responsibility to do a good job of themselves, and must not let it go in order to attract traffic; college students should also maintain self-discipline.
"Effectively curbing the negative effects of the network is the result of the joint efforts of universities, network regulators, public opinion, and university students. All parties perform their duties to jointly create a good network environment for university students."
After half a semester, Zhang Lenian joined 3 student clubs. The ever-increasing academic pressure and rich club activities filled her life. She also uninstalled the anonymous social app that once made her shine.
"The friends I made in real life are enough to support my social circle." Zhang Lenian said frankly that his desire to talk and make friends has been met in real life.
Nowadays, compared to online anonymous social interaction, she prefers offline real contact and getting along with each other.
In the thread discussing "anonymous social networking", some netizens compared the real-name social software to the exhibition version of the "refined version of yourself", and regarded the anonymous social software as a sharing screen for sharing real life with others, "running from real-name to anonymous , I enjoy the unburdened'half-done' atmosphere, which can better record life and release oneself. However, the secret garden just opened is still full of thorns." Some netizens said frankly: "Anonymity environment is different from reality after all, and there is a problem in my heart. After it's resolved, say goodbye to it."
(At the request of the interviewee, the students interviewed in the text are all pseudonyms)
China Youth Daily · China Youth Daily, trainee reporter Luo Xichengsi and intern Wang Junli Source: China Youth Daily