Going online on behalf of someone else

characteristics of Internet users who act as proxy users

Bianca Christin Reisdorf (Author), Andraž Petrovčič (Author), Darja Leskovec (Author)

Abstract

An important contribution of digital inequalities research has been the discussion of nuances in ways that people (dis)engage with information and communication technologies (ICTs). One such practice is proxy Internet use (PIU): indirect Internet access by asking others to do things online for them or on their behalf. Whereas there is a good amount of research on those who are on the receiving end of PIU, users-by-proxy, little is known about "proxy users" who provide PIU. Analyses of nationally representative survey data from Slovenia (N=1047) collected in 2018 show that 51% of Internet users reported to have acted as proxy users in the past 12 months. Multivariate analyses unveil that those Internet users who report a wider array of personal, economic, social Internet uses as well as those with higher levels of operational Internet skills are more likely to act as proxy users.

Keywords

posredniki;posredni uporabniki interneta;Uporaba interneta;Uporabniki interneta;Slovenija;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2021
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
UDC:	316:004.738.5-052(497.4)
COBISS:	19518467
ISSN:	1461-4448
Views:	543
Downloads:	622
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Other data

Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	Digitalni razkorak;Digital divide;Internet usage;Uporabniki interneta;Slovenia;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 2409-2429
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ23
Issue:	ǂno. ǂ8
Chronology:	Aug. 2021
DOI:	10.1177/1461444820928051
ID:	11852122