Reporting Platforms and Changing the Vibe

Submitted by MediaSmarts on 02 May 2023.

Written by Dr. Samantha McAleese

Here at MediaSmarts, we’ve just wrapped up another research project called Reporting Platforms: Young Canadians Evaluate Efforts to Counter Disinformation. This project created space for youth from across Canada to examine and assess reporting processes on popular social media apps (like Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube). We wanted to learn more about how young people feel about current efforts to counter misinformation and disinformation and what solutions they might have to address this particular online harm. To do this, we facilitated three focus groups with 36 participants ages 16 to 29, talked to them about how often they see misinformation and disinformation online and what they do about it, and asked them to comment on whether they trust platforms to keep them safe and informed while scrolling and sharing.  

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Authenticating Information, Internet & Mobile, Social Networking

AI is a hot topic

Submitted by Rebecca Stanisic on 26 Apr 2023.

Students and educators are already having to deal with artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications on schoolwork, assignments and lessons.

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Artificial intelligence, Intellectual Property, Internet & Mobile, Online Ethics, Parents

Buying a smartphone for teens

Submitted by Rebecca Stanisic on 02 Sep 2022.

It’s time to buy a smartphone for my youngest (who is only a few months away from being 14 years old). While we know there are considerations and conversations needed around the use of phones, safety, apps, privacy and other responsibilities when owning a phone, we also know the time is right.

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Cell Phones and Texting, Internet & Mobile, Parents, Privacy

What do teens really think about screen time?

Submitted by Rebecca Stanisic on 29 Jul 2022.

Screen time is a common topic for parents to try and manage today. Are we allowing too much? How do we make it safe? We will ask our friends and fellow parents for their thoughts or advice or learn tips from resources (like MediaSmarts!) to help us navigate this new aspect of parenting. When I was my kids’ age, we were just loading Netscape 2.0 onto our computers, and we’d check our ICQ messages before putting in a VHS to watch a movie or playing some Super Mario RPG.  The online world is so different now.

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Digital Health, Internet & Mobile, Movies, Parents, Social Networking, Television

My Voice is Louder Than Hate

Submitted by MediaSmarts on 18 May 2022.

My Voice is Louder Than Hate, MediaSmarts’ latest resource, uses digital storytelling and meme making tools to encourage youth to push back when they encounter hate online.

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Internet & Mobile, Online Hate, Resources

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