Sustaining social capital online amidst social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Web-based communities, their mitigating effects, and associated issues

COVID-19 prompted the enforcement of strict social distancing measures in most parts world. These have serious implications for how people interact, socialise, and collaborate with one another. As contradicts nature human beings, connections are still maintained even at a distance. Various forms modern communication technologies (e.g., online networking sites, video conferencing tools) allow to sustain their capital, during pandemic. Therefore, it is argued that web-based communities instrumental tackling psychological costs Nonetheless, people's increasing dependence on advanced uncertain times associated several issues. highlighting digital inequality, which makes unthinkable some world proceed normal activities online. Moreover, increased use these has privacy mental well-being.