Media and the collapse of cognitive boundaries in digital environments and its impact on the concepts of documentation and credibility

Abstract

The research aims to highlight the impact of media on the collapse of cognitive boundaries, and to understand how digital environments have changed the concepts of documentation and credibility. In the research, we adopted the field survey method, and we relied on the use of the questionnaire tool to collect data in the scientific research. The questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of the public, which consisted of 387 individuals. The research yielded several key findings, most notably a statistically significant positive correlation (p < 0.01) between the interactive nature of social media platforms and the increasing difficulty in distinguishing between real news and personal opinions, and a statistically significant effect of the interactive nature of social media platforms on the increasing difficulty in distinguishing between real news and personal opinions. At 0.01, there is a statistically significant effect of the interactive nature of social media platforms on the increasing difficulty of distinguishing between real news and personal opinions. It was found that for every 1% increase in the level of interactivity of social media platforms, this led to an increase in the level of difficulty of distinguishing between real news and personal opinions by 0.673%. Therefore, we recommend the need to work on increasing media literacy levels among individuals through reliable digital media.