THE TRUST OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS TO INFORMATION RELEASED BY DIFFERENT AGENCIES ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

Abstract

In the context of the contemporary information society, social media is an indispensable information tool in daily life. The fluidity and openness of information on social media lead to a mix of information on its platforms, often making it impossible for users to distinguish the authenticity of the information. It is common for false information to be widely spread and official announcements to be questioned by netizens. Studying how people obtain information on social media and the degree of trust in the information released by different platforms is of great significance for strengthening the management of information dissemination, improving the information dissemination mechanism, and promoting the peaceful development of the media. This study will take social media users of different age groups as the research object through case studies, questionnaires, and interviews to explore the differences in the trust degrees of different age groups in various information on social media platforms and to further compare and analyze the differences. On the one hand, it can grasp the current research on the information trust model of social media users of all ages, and on the other hand, it hopes to provide effective countermeasures and suggestions for strengthening new media information management.