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Twitter tackle cyber bullying
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Google and Facebook’s recent efforts show a new vigilance against fake news but also underline the difficulty of making dents in the problem.
Carol Hancox's insight:
The battle of fake news sites
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Adults from the ages of 35 to 49 were found to spend an average of six hours and 58 minutes on social media per week, compared with six hours and 19 minutes for their younger counterparts.
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Chinese Communist Party Congress this year sparks web crackdown
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Surveillance and control in China to reduce VPNs the peoples way of bypassing these controls
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Fake news is making news, and it's a problem. This lesson gives students media literacy skills they need to navigate the media, including how to spot fake news. Via Nik Peachey
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Digital literacy
Stephen Dale's curator insight,
December 30, 2016 4:36 AM
A recent study by Stanford University found an overwhelming majority of students were not able to tell the difference between so-called fake news and real news. Part of the solution involves providing students with the media literacy skills they need to evaluate sources, including social media.
Carol Hancox's curator insight,
December 31, 2016 11:36 PM
Digital literacy - students should learn this
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Children consistently delight and surprise us, and make us hoot with laughter. It’s only natural to want to share these moments with friends and family. But the trend of posting information about our young…
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Digital citizenship - should our parents know better?
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High school teachers can use some of the following tips from other educators to teach the media literacy and critical thinking skills needed to assess information. Via Nik Peachey
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Digital literacy, fact vs fiction
GwynethJones's curator insight,
December 10, 2016 7:36 PM
More resources for teaching digital authority & authenticity
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Instagram users will soon be able to remove comments and filter out certain followers.
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Once known for its disappearing messages, Snap, the parent of Snapchat, has moved into news and, with Spectacles, consumer devices.
Carol Hancox's insight:
Growing Snapchat
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Facebook is said to have worked on special software so it could potentially accommodate censorship demands in China.
Carol Hancox's insight:
Facebook + Censorship in China
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Six million users in country may lose access to website
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Limited access to Social media services in Russia
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Last minute legal challenge to stop transition fails
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Firm highlights ongoing efforts to tackle trolls
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The move came after a November court ruling found the professional networking service in violation of Russia’s internet laws.
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If you find yourself getting a friend request from someone who has died, report the incident to Facebook.
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Hire could see internet 'fast lanes' put back on the table
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Trump has no favour for equality of access - predicted change
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Many companies don’t know that their ads are appearing next to abhorrent content. Tell them.
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Activists take control of where their adverts are placed (avoiding sites that conflict with your company or personal goals)
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Sometimes it seems as if educators can’t take on one more responsibility, and yet the scourge of fake news is not something that we can ignore. If we are to help our students to become critical and independent thinkers and responsible citizens, we need to empower them with the tools to take on fake news and other manipulative media. Via Nik Peachey
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Digital literacy
Quanah Zimmerman's curator insight,
December 29, 2016 2:27 AM
The two best takeaways: "Google isn’t always right" and "Dealing with fake news is the responsibility of everyone."
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A team of about six people will draw on the resources of ABC News to get to the bottom of questionable articles, said James Goldston, the president of ABC News.
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Facebook working to reduce fake news
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Facebook, Google, Twitter and Microsoft announced they have teamed up to fight the spread of such content online by sharing technology and information.
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The social network’s efforts to placate German authorities provide a case study for its moves to combat fake news and hate speech online worldwide.
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Policies, Internet Content filtering
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The social media company is making it easier to hide unwanted content and report abuse, but some say that’s not enough.
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Trans-Pacific route will have 120Tbps capacity
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Private companies building their own infrastructure - could this impact net neutrality?
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After almost two decades of deliberation, the US government confirms it is on track give up its control of the internet's naming system by October.
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