مرتضی مرادی - PhD student of Media Management, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Branch, Center, Tehran, IRAN.
محمد جواد حسین نیا - Master of International Relations, Gilan University, Gilan, IRAN.
میثم بلباسی - PhD in Islamic Revolution Studies, University of Tehran and researcher at Supreme National Defense University, Tehran, IRAN.

Due to the special features of Instagram and Telegram and the newness of this phenomenon, many people in the society have not gained the opportunity or ability to know this space in detail and their lack of proper familiarity with this space, influence in the political, social, and economic fields. , has followed culture and security for them. Therefore, in this research, the relationship between the use of Instagram and Telegram with the security and social trust of users has been investigated. The method of this research is descriptive correlation type. The statistical population of the research included ۱۶-۱۹-year-old users in the ۱۲th district of Tehran, and the statistical sample size was determined to be ۳۸۰ people based on Cochran's formula. The survey data collection method and the data measurement tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. The findings of the research showed that the amount and history of using Instagram and Telegram is effective on security and social trust. Meanwhile, the correlation of social and cultural content on security and social trust is positive and significant, and the correlation between economic and security content with security and social trust is negative and significant. The relationship between the political content of Instagram and Telegram with trust and social security is not significant. Finally, virtual media has had an impact on the security and social trust of Tehran users.

Instagram, Telegram, Security, social trust, young users of Tehran