Why People Share Social Media Screenshots

[2608.27539] Why People Share Social Media Screenshots Skip to main content Search Submit Donate Log in Computer Science > Social and Information Networks arXiv:2608.27539 (cs) [Submitted on 27 Aug 2026] Title: Why People Share Social Media Screenshots Authors: Tarannum Zaki , Michael L. Nelson , Michele C. Weigle View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract: Posting screenshots of social media posts is a common way of increasing platform functionality, enabling inter-platform interoperability, and gives users more control over how content is presented and interpreted. While these are legitimate purposes, screenshot sharing is also used in ways that can remove context, hide the original source, or mislead audiences. We examine the motivations behind sharing screenshots of social media posts on social media platforms like Twitter/X, Instagram, and Facebook. By focusing on user motivations, our study contributes to understanding how screenshot practices shape the sharing and interpretation of information in online spaces. Subjects: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI) Cite as: arXiv:2608.27539 [cs.SI] (or arXiv:2608.27539v1 [cs.SI] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2608.27539 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite Submission history From: Tarannum Zaki [ view email ] [v1] Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:00:43 UTC (21,870 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View PDF HTML (experimental) TeX Source view license Additional Features Audio Summary Current browse context: cs.SI < prev | next > new | recent | 2026-08 Change to browse by: cs References & Citations SciX Google Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer ( What is the Explorer? ) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers ( What is Connected Papers? ) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps ( What is Litmaps? ) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations ( What are Smart Citations? ) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv ( What is alphaXiv? ) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers ( What is CatalyzeX? ) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub ( What is DagsHub? ) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub ( What is GotitPub? ) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face ( What is Huggingface? ) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast ( What is ScienceCast? ) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate ( What is Replicate? ) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces ( What is Spaces? ) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI ( What is TXYZ.AI? ) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower ( What are Influence Flowers? ) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender ( What is CORE? ) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs . Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax ( What is MathJax? ) We gratefully acknowledge support from our major funders , member institutions , and all contributors. About · Help · Contact · Subscribe · Copyright · Privacy · Accessibility · Operational Status (opens in new tab)

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