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#media literacy

Marketing

TikTok Is Automatically Labeling AI Content

TikTok is automatically labeling all AI-generated content to differentiate it from real videos. [ more ]

Social Media Today

TikTok Will Now Label Content Created by External AI Tools

TikTok introduces new AI transparency measures including labeling AI-modified content and enhancing media literacy resources. [ more ]

Social Media Today

TikTok Will Now Label Content Created by External AI Tools

TikTok introduces AI transparency measures to label AI-modified content and provides media literacy resources for users. [ more ]

Mashable

TikTok's AI-generated content is getting watermarked

TikTok is enhancing AI labeling to combat misinformation on its platform. [ more ]

MacTrast

4 days ago

TikTok First Social Network to Automatically Label AI-Generated Content

TikTok labels AI-generated content from third-party platforms to prevent confusion and misinformation. [ more ]

moretiktok

www.scientificamerican.com

4 days ago

Data science

The Internet Is Full of Deepfakes, and the Sky Is Full of Trash

Deepfakes can deceive, emphasizing the importance of media literacy and fact-checking in an age of AI-generated images. [ more ]

misinformation

www.npr.org

1 month ago

AI images and conspiracy theories are driving a push for media literacy education

High school students learning to identify deepfakes and online conspiracy theories.

MisInfo Day event helps students navigate the spread of misinformation online. [ more ]

Poynter

2 months ago

IFCN has announced its largest grants of 2023: Meet the winners - Poynter

Fact-checking projects awarded grants for AI, outreach, and combating misinformation

Winning projects aim to enhance fact-checking through technology, outreach, and reaching underserved areas. [ more ]

Poynter

2 months ago

MediaWise's peer-to-peer global network launches in Canada - Poynter

The partnership between MediaWise and MediaSmarts to launch the Canadian Teen Fact-Checking Network aims to combat misinformation and promote media literacy among teens in North America.

The fact-checking initiative will focus on empowering teens through social media engagement, providing tools for separating fact from fiction and educating peers about misinformation. [ more ]

Nieman Lab

4 months ago

Asking people to "do the research" on fake news stories makes them seem more believable, not less

Social media platforms are often blamed for spreading misinformation, but doing one's own research can also lead to increased belief in false information.

A recent study found that online searches to evaluate misinformation can actually increase its perceived veracity. [ more ]

San Jose Inside

6 months ago

Lessons in How to Spot 'Fake News' Will Be Required in All California Schools

California will require all K-12 students to learn media literacy skills to combat misinformation online.

The new law aims to teach students to recognize reliable news sources and think critically about the information they encounter on the internet.

Media literacy is seen as crucial for democracy and combating the rise of fake news and conspiracy theories. [ more ]

www.bostonherald.com

Kids are flooded with social media and news. Some states want to help them question it

States are implementing media literacy education in schools to help students navigate disinformation and deepfakes on social media.

Media literacy aims to teach students to think critically about news, separate fact from fiction, and understand the consequences of spreading information. [ more ]

San Jose Spotlight

5 months ago

San Jose schools to teach media literacy in misinformation fight - San Jose Spotlight

California passed a bill to incorporate media literacy into the curriculum, aiming to help students discern fact from fiction on social media.

The bill requires media literacy instruction in grades K-12 starting in January, with implementation happening in the next few years.

The accessibility of digital media and the growth of online misinformation, compounded by artificial intelligence, have increased the need for media literacy education. [ more ]

www.mercurynews.com

6 months ago

Walters: California needs to fix school curricula before requiring more

The attorney general's office in California has completed paperwork for a ballot initiative that would require public school students to take a personal finance course.

California lags behind the rest of the nation in terms of personal finance education, with only 1% of students required to take a personal finance course compared to 48% nationally.

There have been ongoing efforts to add specific topics to California's school curricula, such as media literacy and ethnic studies. [ more ]

moreeducation

www.theoutlookonline.com

2 days ago

Medicine

Janet LaVonne Jones

The article discusses the impact of technology on daily life and the need to navigate media literacy in the digital age. [ more ]

www.npr.org

1 month ago

She reads the newspaper on TikTok and her videos are going viral

Kelsey Russell reads news from print publications on TikTok, bridging the gap between traditional print media and digital consumption.

Amid declining interest in news and overwhelming content on social media, Russell's approach offers a refreshing and educational way to engage with current events. [ more ]

Digiday

2 months ago

AI Briefing: Watermarking AI content doesn't go far enough, researchers warn

Current guardrails inadequate in combating AI-generated misinformation

Combination of technical solutions, transparency, media literacy, and regulations key in addressing AI-related risks [ more ]

www.mercurynews.com

3 months ago