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How professional connections on social media change authentic self-expression

My boss follows me on Instagram and I have started curating my posts to seem more professional and responsible and now I feel like I am performing my own life

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The presence of authority figures in our digital spaces transforms spontaneous sharing into calculated performance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social media — psychological effects?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.