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Why some people do not use Facebook?
Social Network Analysis and Mining
  • Anas Aloudat, The University of Jordan
  • Ons Al-Shamaileh, Zayed University
  • Katina Michael, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2019
Abstract

© 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature. Facebook is the most pervasive social network in the world. While, we would commonly expect everyone who has access to the Internet to use Facebook, some people have chosen not to join or to opt-out of its services. This qualitative study is an effort to understand the justifications that drive their decision. Based on in-depth semi-structured interviews, several recurring reasons were identified for Facebook non-use. Some results obtained are truly consistent with previous research. These include perceived security issues and safety risks, absence of trust, privacy concerns, influence of important others, lack of control, uselessness, availability of alternatives, lack of interest, and inappropriate content. However, some findings, such as one’s attitude toward the Facebook company and online social connectedness, diverge from previously published work. There is also enough evidence in the results to support the existence of additional contributing reasons for the rejection of Facebook that have not been directly reported before. These include religious beliefs, influence of culture, and a concern toward one’s information being available online: a point that we do put forward for further inquiry.

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Wien
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Culture,
  • Facebook,
  • Privacy,
  • Religion,
  • Social influence,
  • Use context
Scopus ID
85065566885
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13278-019-0564-z
Citation Information
Anas Aloudat, Ons Al-Shamaileh and Katina Michael. "Why some people do not use Facebook?" Social Network Analysis and Mining Vol. 9 Iss. 1 (2019) - 14 ISSN: <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1869-5450" target="_blank">1869-5450</a>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kmichael/584/