Convergence of social and information technologies and the problem of trust in a digital society

  • Vera A. Belаkrylаva Belarus State Economic University, 26 Partyzanski Avenue, Minsk 220070, Belarus
  • Danila G. Dabrarodni Belarus State Economic University, 26 Partyzanski Avenue, Minsk 220070, Belarus

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of social trust in the context of convergent development of information and social technologies. Trust is the foundation of both interpersonal and institutional relationships. The trend of delegating the production of social trust to the technological sphere has emerged at the present stage. The convergence of information and social technologies has made it possible to create a comprehensive social credit system in China, designed to ensure a high level of social trust in the conditions of modernisation of society and transformation of the system of values and norms. The article analyses the possible risks of implementing such a system: shortcomings of the data collection methodology, monopolisation of control over the system and participants, leakage of personal data, the human factor, substitution of moral and legal regulations and the formation of a conformist model of behaviour. The authors formulate requirements that can reduce the risks of using the social rating system and preserve its fundamental setting – increasing the level of social trust. The specifics of centripetal (Chinese) and centrifugal (based on blockchain technology) models of trust in a digital society are determined.

Author Biographies

Vera A. Belаkrylаva, Belarus State Economic University, 26 Partyzanski Avenue, Minsk 220070, Belarus

PhD (philosophy), docent; associate professor at the department of philosophy

Danila G. Dabrarodni, Belarus State Economic University, 26 Partyzanski Avenue, Minsk 220070, Belarus

PhD (philosophy), docent; director of the Institute of Social and Humanities Education

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Published
2022-02-16
Keywords: information technologies, social technologies, convergence, trust, social scoring, social credit system, blockchain
How to Cite
BelаkrylаvaV. A., & Dabrarodni, D. G. (2022). Convergence of social and information technologies and the problem of trust in a digital society. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology, 1, 18-26. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/philosophy/article/view/4467
Issue
No 1 (2022): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology
Section
Social Philosophy

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