Representaciones sociales sobre la vida en los grupos armados al margen de la ley construida y difundida en TikTok y su influencia en la vinculación de niñas, niños y adolescentes a actividades relacionadas con estos grupos en el departamento del Cauca

Abstract

The research titled "Social Representations of Life in Illegal Armed Groups Constructed and Disseminated on TikTok and Their Influence on the Recruitment of Children and Adolescents into Activities Related to These Groups in the Department of Cauca" is conducted within the framework of the Specialization in Childhood, Culture, and Development, specifically within the research line of History, Imaginaries, and Social Representations of Childhood. This document compiles an analysis of eight active TikTok accounts and twenty-four posts that reveal the most predominant social representations of life in illegal armed groups as constructed and disseminated through this social network. Additionally, it examines the correlation between these social representations and the emerging strategies used to recruit children into these groups in the department of Cauca. The findings show that interaction on TikTok contributes to the construction of social representations and exposes children and adolescents to protection risks. Consequently, the study concludes with recommendations to design strategies and prevention policies that comprehensively address the risks present in digital, family, community, and institutional environments that facilitate their recruitment.