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Teaching critical thinking may help teens resist fake news, AI slop and online harm

Social media is where teenagers spend most of their time, either scrolling and sharing, or sometimes falling into the traps of fake news, toxic content and online drama. But what if we could equip our young people to challenge harmful narratives and protect themselves from the darker side of the int...

Teaching critical thinking may help teens resist fake news, AI slop and online harm
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Social media is where teenagers spend most of their time, either scrolling and sharing, or sometimes falling into the traps of fake news, toxic content and online drama. But what if we could equip our young people to challenge harmful narratives and protect themselves from the darker side of the internet?

Originally published at Phys.org

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