Abouelenein, Y. (2018) The Effect of Using Social Networks on Intellectual Extremism of University Students and Social Endanger, NTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE IETC 2018, will be held at Indiana University College of Education, IL, USA, Au

Abstract 

This study aimed at investigating the effect of communicationthrough social media networks (Facebook - Twitter) on helping university students in Middle East countries acquiring extreme ideas that are dangerous for the safety pf society. The study was conducted through measuring the views of (865) university students(682)males out of them (327) using Facebook (327). 355 using twitter. (138) females out of them (81) using Facebook and (102) using twitter. Results indicated significant differences between males and females in terms of type of social media used. Results showed that males prefered Facebook, however female's prefered twitter. Results also indicated that social media networks help youth acquire extreme ideas that threaten the safety of society. The study recommended the provision of a program to raise the awareness of university students in a way to teach them how to face extream ideas. It was recommended also that social media networks should be censored for the safety of society.

Keywords:Social Networks, on Intellectual Extremism, Social Endanger, Facebook, Twitter