Influencing Photo Sharing Decisions on Social Media - A Case of Paradoxical Findings

Explore a conference talk examining the effects of perspective-taking, privacy cues, and photo valence on social media photo sharing decisions. Delve into an online experiment involving 379 participants evaluating 98 photos under three conditions: baseline, perspective-taking, and privacy consideration. Discover surprising findings, including increased likelihood of sharing when prompted to consider privacy. Investigate how frequent photo sharers and individuals with weak personal privacy preferences behave differently. Analyze results from a follow-up study explaining participant responses and the unexpected outcomes of privacy prompts. Gain insights into the complexities of developing interventions for reducing photo sharing and protecting others' privacy on social media platforms.

Influencing Photo Sharing Decisions on Social Media: A Case of Paradoxical Findings