Better Digital Parenting 2024 CyberSafeKids - Manual / Resource - Page 20
B e tte r D i g i t al Paren ting
1. Information
2. Targeting
The online world is awash with
information, much of it increasingly
misinformation or disinformation.
It spreads very quickly online so
it’s imperative that young people
develop a healthy scepticism about
the information they consume and
understand the difference between
information that is inaccurate and
information that is deliberately
designed to mislead. False images
and videos (deep fakes) can be
created
through
technological
advances to manipulate audiences
and it’s important to be able to spot
these also.
Most online platforms work through
algorithms and the analysis of user
behaviour. The more information
you put online, the more you will be
targeted with specific advertising
and content, which can lead to
increasingly existing in an online
‘echo chamber’ of reinforcing (and
possibly harmful) content. This
can also include unsafe links and
websites designed to get more
personal or financial information.
New Skills:
Digital Media Literacy
Digital Media Literacy is vital
in a visual world where the
lines between the offline and
online worlds are increasingly
blurred. These literacy skills
enable young people to think
critically, assess and ‘read
between the lines’ when it
comes to being online.
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