Authors: Tzu Yu Weng, Isaac Teuscher
Mentors: Xinru Page
Insitution: Brigham Young University
While online technology connects people around the world, norms around privacy, appropriate interactions, and information sharing vary significantly from culture to culture. Thus, we investigate potential issues that can happen when individuals from different cultural backgrounds interact through online platforms such as social media or texting. Our study consists of interviewing participants who have recently relocated to another country. Participants were invited to share instances of how their technology usage differs from that in their country of origin. Through inductive coding, we identified patterns in how cultural differences influence technology interactions. In this presentation, we will discuss the results from the analysis including recommendations for developing tools to enhance intercultural interactions online and reduce barriers in cross-cultural exchanges.