Etiqueta: internetsafety

Fact-checking websites

A tool to find the truth Introduction In last month’s article, we talked about Fake News and how to fight them in general. This month I want to look closer at fact-checking websites as a tool to find out the truth. I will describe what they are and present some examples. Fact-checking  Fact-checking websites are normally independent and non-partisan and present facts in a mostly unbiased way. Different sites might focus on different topic or…

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Internet safety rules

Being online has many benefits especially when considering the acquisition of new skills in a lifelong learning overview that includes social media.Being online, however, unfortunately also involves risks for adults and youngsters, to mention only a few:Cyberbullying, phishing,  falling for scams, accidentally downloading malware.  Even though apps loom larger in most people’s daily online interactions than traditional websites do, that does not mean that the basic Internet safety rules have changed. Here below are the…

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