Features of digital deviant behavior of young people involved in deviant content on social networks

the article presents the results of a study of the features of digital deviant of adolescents and young people involved in deviant content on social networks. The article presents the results of a content analysis of 114,885 digital footprints of young people from 14 to 25 years old on the VKontakte social network, collected using a set of programs: LD 3.0, SEUS Search Engine, VK.BARKOV.NET web service. The digital activity of users with signs of digital deviant behavior, as well as their involvement in deviant types of content, was studied. The results of the study indicate a predominance of youth involvement in aggressive forms of content. It was found that female users are more active in consuming deviant content compared to males. Overall, young people aged 14-25 exhibit active involvement in deviant content (serving not only as consumers but also as active creators). Through content analysis, keywords were identified that were most frequently used by young people when discussing their attitudes towards deviant content.

digital deviant behavior, deviant content, social networks, engagement, content analysis