News and Research articles on Digital uses

Volume 11, Issue 2

Non-user

Selwa Sweidan, University of Southern California
Karlynne Ejercito, University of Southern California
PUBLISHED ON: 21 Apr 2022 DOI: 10.14763/2022.2.1663

A “non-user,” as the name suggests, refers to an individual who does not use a given product or system. Critical work on non-use elaborates a range of applications for the term we consider here. The variations of non-use under discussion encompass both voluntary and involuntary cases of non-use.

KEYWORDS: User behaviour, Digital uses, User experience, User consent, User rights, Non-user
Volume 9, Issue 2

A situated approach to digital exclusion based on life courses

Laura Faure, Fondation Travail-Université
Patricia Vendramin, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
Dana Schurmans, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
PUBLISHED ON: 27 May 2020 DOI: 10.14763/2020.2.1475

An analysis of digital exclusion risks around the transitions and ruptures that shape the life courses.

KEYWORDS: Digital uses, Digital exclusion, Life course perspective, Digital autonomy, Situated approach