算法时代的隐忧：老年人数字沉迷的现实与对策
Hidden Worries in the Age of Algorithms: Reality and Countermeasures of Digital Addiction of the Elderly

根据《CNNIC中国互联网络发展状况统计调查》第52次报告，截至2023年6月，中国网民总数已达到10.79亿。特别值得注意的是，40至59岁年龄段的网民比例从2022年12月的33.2%增长至34.5%，这表明互联网正在进一步渗透到中年人群中。随着互联网的适老化改造，老年人群体的网络成瘾问题逐渐成为不容忽视的社会现象。作为数字时代的新移民，老年人在互联网技术面前往往难以分辨真伪，算法技术的广泛应用可能使他们陷入算法的漩涡，无意中成为新一代的数字劳工。同时，他们丰富的社会经验使他们不太可能轻易承认自己已经沉迷于网络。因此，本文采用深度访谈的方法，对老年人群体进行了深入剖析，得出技术的确在老年人使用互联网时产生了重要的作用，而如何帮助老年人跨过技术的鸿沟是我们未来重点关注的方向。
According to the 52nd report of the “CNNIC Statistical Survey on Internet Development in China”, as of June 2023, the total number of Internet users in China has reached 1.079 billion. It is particularly noteworthy that the proportion of netizens aged 40 to 59 has increased from 33.2% in December 2022 to 34.5%, indicating that the Internet is further penetrating into the middle-aged population. With the age-friendly transformation of the Internet, the problem of Internet addiction among the elderly has gradually become a social phenomenon that cannot be ignored. As new immigrants in the digital age, the elderly often have difficulty distinguishing between true and false in the face of Internet technology. The widespread application of algorithm technology may cause them to fall into the whirlpool of algorithms and inadvertently become a new generation of digital workers. At the same time, their rich social experience makes it unlikely that they will easily admit that they are addicted to the Internet. Therefore, this paper uses in-depth interviews to conduct an in-depth analysis of the elderly group and concludes that technology does play an important role in the elderly’s use of the Internet, and crossing the technology gap for the elderly is our focus in the future.