SEARCH ARTICLE

03 Pages : 26-41

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).03      10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).03      Published : Jun 2023

Role of Individual's Subjective Well-Being in Exposure to Hate Material on Twitter; An Analysis of Lahore-Based University Students

    The research examines the association between hate material exposure and subjective well- being on Twitter using a sample of private and public universities in Lahore. The researcher aims to identify how life happiness & satisfaction are associated with higher exposure to hate material. Data is collected through an online survey (n = 400). The researcher used the theoretical framework of Routine Activity Theory. The findings of the research did not determine any significant relationship between the lower level of subjective well-being and exposure to hate material on Twitter (p > 0.05) because hatred content is easily available and accessible on the Internet and does not require any specific psychological or behavioural situation for having being exposed. Attention is given to the problems which become the cause of sharing hateful content online. The study recommends that SNS should focus more on policies to control hateful content as it is targeting people who result in violent behaviours.

    Subjective Well-being, Exposure, Online Hate Material, Routine Activity Theory
    (1) Farwa Manzoor
    M.Phil. Scholar, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Tanveer Hussain
    Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Media Research, School of Communication Studies, University of Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

04 Pages : 36-41

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-IV).04      10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-IV).04      Published : Dec 2023

ID Card Please! No Sir: Dissecting Power of LEAs in Document Checks

    Citizens across the globe, especially in Pakistan mostly are asked a frequent yet debatable query and demand for identity cards and other documents on a daily basis by the Police. Be it the scheduled checkpoints or informal exchanges, the police officers habitually ask the citizens to show their identification documents. Though such actions are meant to guarantee security and uphold law and order, their legitimacy and legal sanctity have ignited much debate and raised significant concerns about individual rights and distresses like privacy invasion. The "equilibrium between the right to privacy and the concerns like security" is the epicentre of our analysis. From one perspective, promising security, peace and tranquillity and enforcing laws are the duties invested in the executive, however, the matter of Privacy invasion is yet another factor to be appraised by the LEAs.

    Licenses, Frequently, Routine, Public Holiday, Enforcing, Traffic Regulation
    (1) Aisha Rasool
    Director, Research & Publications, Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Fazli Dayan
    Associate Professor & Head Department/Associate Dean of Law, Faculty of Law, Grand Asian University Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.