Starter quiz
- Which is the correct definition for the word 'regulated'?
- controlled or governed by rules, laws or standards ✓
- not controlled or governed formally
- controlled by the media user (citizens)
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- Technology that uses electronic systems or devices to process, store or transmit data is known as what?
- debug
- digital ✓
- data
- dock
- developer
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- What does the Defamation Act 2013 protect individuals from?
- Being sued by citizens for reporting news stories about them
- Being hacked by digital media sources
- False and harmful information about their character being released ✓
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- What can individuals who use digital media do to support regulation?
- 'Report harmful content' ✓
- With online news, which is the most difficult aspect to regulate?
- the journalist
- the content
- the comments ✓
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- Match the regulation description to either traditional media or digital media
- centrally regulated⇔traditional media ✓
- self regulated⇔digital media ✓
- content checked before publication⇔traditional media ✓
- content checked after publication⇔digital media ✓
Exit quiz
- Someone that engages in harmful, illegal or unethical behaviour online, such as hacking, spreading disinformation or manipulating information is known as a what?
- 'Bad actor' ✓
- 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?
- 'Deepfake' ✓
- False or misleading information deliberately spread to deceive or manipulate people is known as what?
- Disinformation ✓
- Misinformation
- Malinformation
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- What happened during the Cambridge Analytica Scandal?
- 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
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- Which country saw disinformation tactics used via social media in their 2018 and 2022 elections?
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Belize
- Brazil ✓
- Benin
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- How are deepfakes produced?
- Through artificial intelligence ✓
- Through unofficial intelligence
- Through interstitial intelligence
- Through factitial intelligence
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Worksheet
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Lesson Details
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.
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.
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