Technology and COVID-19: How Reliant is Society on Technology?

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2211.00062v1
• Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:43:59 GMT
• Title: Technology and COVID-19: How Reliant is Society on Technology?
• Authors: Afsana Rahman, Dr. Ruhul Amin
• Abstract summary: Social media and messaging platforms have become a support system for those in fear of COVID-19. This article may be useful for people of all ages and backgrounds who are interested in understanding the impact of technology on society.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Social media and messaging platforms have become a support system for those in fear of COVID-19 while, at the same time, becoming the root cause of spreading hate, inaccurate representations, and false realities. As technology has morphed into a commodity for daily tasks and actions, this article may be useful for people of all ages and backgrounds who are interested in understanding the impact of technology on society.

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