Emerging social harms of women In cyberspace with an emphasis on Instagram

Emerging social harms are harms caused by new communication technologies such as the Internet, satellite, smartphones, and social networks and messengers, and have had significant effects on the individual and, consequently, society. These injuries, which are divided into two categories, social and psychological, have a double effect on this section of society due to their increased use and special psychological characteristics of women. Women seem to be more affected by cyberspace than men, and as a result, cyberspace harms them more than men. On the other hand, due to the special role of women in family management and child rearing, the harms caused to them by cyberspace are more important. Many Iranian women now spend a lot of their time around the clock on social media. Among social networks, Instagram, as an image-based media, has a greater impact on women and, as a result, can do more harm than good. The present study seeks to investigate the social harms of Instagram on Iranian women by observing female Instagram users and analyzing their activism. In a general view, the most important of these harms are: cyber sex, sexual assault, free relationships with illegitimate children and cyber betrayal, immoral normalization, fashion, virtual addiction, disclosure of privacy, disregard for religious observances such as chastity and hijab, cultural change Psychological problems, desire for self-expression, self-expression, individualism and weakening of the role of mother and wife. In the last part of the present study, practical suggestions for the prevention of these injuries are presented.