AP4L Project: Transition Guardians
By Dr Shalini, University of Surrey Major life events and transitions significantly shape a person's life, often requiring them to rebuild or redefine aspects of their identity. In times of identity change, individuals may turn to social media for support and guidance. When these transitions involve life-changing experiences, such as relationship breakups or coming out as LGBTQ+, people frequently share their stories on platforms like Reddit to connect with others and navigate the challenges they face. While such self-disclosures can be rewarding social interactions in a community of shared interests, they pose privacy risks and the threat of online harm. Social media facilitates sharing personal information that can inadvertently expose users to harm through piecing together contextual clues. Our research investigates techniques for detecting subtle privacy leaks in online narratives. We provide the following major contributions during our research: Research into the identificati