content shared through electronic devices, such as websites, social media, videos and online news platforms

individuals or groups that engage in harmful, illegal or unethical behavior online, such as hacking, spreading disinformation or manipulating information

using artificial intelligence to manipulate a video clip or images to create new deceptive content, often with known faces or voices

false or misleading information deliberately spread to deceive or manipulate people

Why are people concerned by the influence of digital media?

Citizenship

What is digital media and how is it different?

Case study: India - what is an AI election?

What did the UK Undercover Voters project tell us?

What is the social impact of digital media within a democracy?

Is digital media causing the end of free and fair elections?

Pupils consider the impact that new forms of media are having on democracy using case studies from the UK and India.

How is social media changing our view of democracy?

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

Someone that engages in harmful, illegal or unethical behaviour online, such as hacking, spreading disinformation or manipulating information is known as a what?

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate a video clip or images to create new deceptive content, often with known faces or voices, is known as what?

False or misleading information deliberately spread to deceive or manipulate people is known as what?

Personal information was accessed aiming to manipulate voting behaviours

Cambridge University printed disinformation about its courses

The Prime Minister was hacked by a Cambridge University professor

What happened during the Cambridge Analytica Scandal?

Which country saw disinformation tactics used via social media in their 2018 and 2022 elections?

controlled or governed by rules, laws or standards

Which is the correct definition for the word 'regulated'?

Technology that uses electronic systems or devices to process, store or transmit data is known as what?

Being sued by citizens for reporting news stories about them

False and harmful information about their character being released

What does the Defamation Act 2013 protect individuals from?

What can individuals who use digital media do to support regulation?

With online news, which is the most difficult aspect to regulate?

Match the regulation description to either traditional media or digital media

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