Why are people concerned by the influence of digital media?
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain why people are concerned by the influence of digital media.
Key learning points
- A bad actor uses digital media in negative ways to manipulate people's political beliefs and actions.
- Deepfakes can be created by AI and used to mislead the public during an election.
- Digital media can go wrong e.g. information during the Brazilion election and the Cambridge Analtica Scandal.
Keywords
Digital media - content shared through electronic devices, such as websites, social media, videos and online news platforms
Bad actor - individuals or groups that engage in harmful, illegal or unethical behavior online, such as hacking, spreading disinformation or manipulating information
Deepfake - using artificial intelligence to manipulate a video clip or images to create new deceptive content, often with known faces or voices
Disinformation - false or misleading information deliberately spread to deceive or manipulate people
Common misconception
Students who have less awareness of deepfakes may believe that anything they can see or hear within digital media is true.
Emphasise the sophistication of deepfakes and consider using the teacher tip to further demonstrate this point.
Teacher tip
You could look at appropriate deepfakes as a class or even play a game where students need to 'spot' the deepfake. This will emphasise how realistic they can be.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of mental health issues
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which is the correct definition for the word 'regulated'?
Q2.Technology that uses electronic systems or devices to process, store or transmit data is known as what?
Q3.What does the Defamation Act 2013 protect individuals from?
Q4.What can individuals who use digital media do to support regulation?
Q5.With online news, which is the most difficult aspect to regulate?
Q6.Match the regulation description to either traditional media or digital media
traditional media
digital media
traditional media
digital media
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Someone that engages in harmful, illegal or unethical behaviour online, such as hacking, spreading disinformation or manipulating information is known as a what?
Q2.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?
Q3.False or misleading information deliberately spread to deceive or manipulate people is known as what?
Q4.What happened during the Cambridge Analytica Scandal?
Q5.Which country saw disinformation tactics used via social media in their 2018 and 2022 elections?
Q6.How are deepfakes produced?
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