Higher AI tool usage was associated with reduced critical thinking, defined as “the ability to analyse, evaluate, and synthesise information to make reasoned decisions”. This was at least partly because people who used AI tools more frequently engaged in what is known as “cognitive offloading”.

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#CriticalThinking #AItools #CognitiveOffloading #DigitalLiteracy #InformationEvaluation

**Researchers have warned that the spread of misinformation continues to increase, and it has been identified as a significant threat to society and public health. Social media also enabled misinformation to have a global reach 🌍📰🚫**

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#Misinformation #PublicHealth #SocialMediaImpact #FactChecking #DigitalLiteracy

A New Study Found That Easy Access, Reacting to Posts, and Feeling Connected All Make People More Likely to Share Misinformation, Especially When They Are Emotionally Involved. People with Better Emotional Control Were Less Likely to Do So. 📊💬🤔❤️

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#Misinformation #SocialMediaStudy #EmotionalIntelligence #SharingOnline #DigitalLiteracy

With just a few messages, biased AI chatbots swayed people’s political views. Research found participants who had higher self-reported knowledge about AI shifted their views less significantly — suggesting that education about these systems may help mitigate how much chatbots manipulate people. 🤖🗳️📚

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#AIEthics #DigitalLiteracy #PoliticalBias #ChatbotManipulation #TechEducation

The way people search the internet 🌐 can fuel echo chambers 🔊, according to a new study. But a simple tweak 🔧 to search algorithms, the researchers propose, could help deliver a broader range of perspectives 🌈.

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#EchoChambers #SearchAlgorithms #DigitalLiteracy #BroaderPerspectives #InformationDiversity

Study on young people 11-19 from 11 countries found that they want more support from adults in their digital lives: adults are not sufficiently involved or do not understand what children and adolescents do online, and that many adults do not reflect on their own digital everyday lives 📱🤔🌍

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#DigitalSupport #YouthVoices #DigitalLiteracy #ParentalInvolvement #OnlineSafety

Five minute training on common computer rendering mistakes significantly enhances ability to detect AI-created fake faces, with accuracy improving from 31% to 51% for average participants 🎨🖥️🤖👤✨

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Black and Latino teens report having significantly more digital literacy skills such as detecting online disinformation than their white peers—particularly content related to race and ethnicity

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💡 Black and Latino teens demonstrate higher digital literacy skills, especially in identifying online disinformation related to race and ethnicity, compared to their white peers. They are quicker to spot false claims, fact-check, and provide corrective content.

💡 These sophisticated digital skills are largely developed through lived experiences navigating online racism, rather than formal school instruction.

💡 A study by UC Riverside and USC found that Black and Latino youth are more likely to challenge racist content by creating their own posts and sharing credible sources, often doing this work for their communities.

💡 White youth were less likely to question misleading posts concerning race, not due to intelligence, but because they haven't faced the same level of digital racism, the study suggests.

#DigitalLiteracy #EdTech #YouthCulture

* 📱 Nearly half of US teens who send explicit images face negative consequences like nonconsensual sharing or sextortion. This risk significantly rises when images are sent to individuals who are not current romantic partners.

* 📊 A 2025 national survey of 3,466 US adolescents (ages 13-17) revealed that 24% sent a sext, and 32% received one. Of those who sent sexts, 46.8% experienced nonconsensual sharing, and nearly 50% were targeted by sextortion.

* ⚠️ Sending sexts to non-partners dramatically increases risk: over 13 times more likely to have images shared without consent and nearly 5 times more likely to be targeted by sextortion.

#TeenSafety #DigitalLiteracy #Sextortion

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