Ethics of Social Media and its Effect on Students Educational Performance: An Empirical Study on Students at Tobruk University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Media

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the level of ethics of social networking sites (respect of laws and regulations, respect and good treatment, integrity, and transparency) and their impact on the educational performance of students in Libyan universities at the Faculty of Arts, Department of Media, University of Tobruk. To achieve the objectives of this study, the study followed the descriptive approach. The researcher adapted a questionnaire based on some previous studies, where its credibility and reliability coefficient were confirmed. The study community was represented by students at the University of Tobruk, Media Department, Press and Publishing Division, it consisted of (54) students. Due to the few number of the participants, the survey method was used. After distributing the questionnaire, (41) valid forms for statistical analysis were retrieved, and to analyze the study data, a computer was used, and a statistical program was used from the software service (SPSS). Thus, many results were indicated and can be summarized as follows: The study showed that the general level The ethics of social networking sites and their impact on educational performance on university students, were very high. Moreover, the study also showed a statistically significant impact of the dimensions of ethics in social communication occurred at the level of moral significance (5%), except after respecting the laws and regulations. Finally, the study presented a set of recommendations that it is hoped to follow to enhance the level of ethics of social networking sites and their impact on the educational performance of students in Libyan universities.