#digitalliteracy — Public Fediverse posts

Now shipping! In this ALA Editions Special Report, technology expert Robin Hastings highlights the first attempts of libraries across the country to set up policies for the use of AI in their organizations, as well as policies created by cities and other similar institutions, to guide stakeholders in creating their own smart, forward-thinking course of action. https://alastore.ala.org/genaipol

#librarylife #librarywork #librarianship #digitalliteracy #genai #ala150 #Libraries #librarytechnology

https://www.europesays.com/africa/337151/ Kenya launches AI-powered coding competition for schoolchildren #ArtificialIntelligence #CodeWithKids #DigitalLiteracy #EnjoyAIKenya #Headlines #Kenya #KenyaLaunchesAIPoweredCodingCompetitionForSchoolchildren #robotics #Technology

Tubefilter: TikTok’s AI labels might not be effective, so the app is educating its users. “TikTok was one of the first social media companies to add labels to AI-generated content. Those tags were first teased in 2023 and added to the app a year later. Unfortunately, AI labels don’t seem to be as effective as TikTok wants them to be.”

Tubefilter: TikTok’s AI labels might not be effective, so the app is educating its users. “TikTok was one of the first social media companies to add labels to AI-generated content. Those tags were first teased in 2023 and added to the app a year later. Unfortunately, AI labels don’t seem to be as effective as TikTok wants them to be.”

Tubefilter: TikTok’s AI labels might not be effective, so the app is educating its users. “TikTok was one of the first social media companies to add labels to AI-generated content. Those tags were first teased in 2023 and added to the app a year later. Unfortunately, AI labels don’t seem to be as effective as TikTok wants them to be.”

Tubefilter: TikTok’s AI labels might not be effective, so the app is educating its users. “TikTok was one of the first social media companies to add labels to AI-generated content. Those tags were first teased in 2023 and added to the app a year later. Unfortunately, AI labels don’t seem to be as effective as TikTok wants them to be.”

Tubefilter: TikTok’s AI labels might not be effective, so the app is educating its users. “TikTok was one of the first social media companies to add labels to AI-generated content. Those tags were first teased in 2023 and added to the app a year later. Unfortunately, AI labels don’t seem to be as effective as TikTok wants them to be.”

Japan Moves to Tighten Online Rules for Children

“Honestly, I have no idea what my child is actually using the device for,” admits a 41-year-old company…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #ageverification #childrenandfamiliesagency #DigitalLiteracy #japantechnologypolicy #mynumbercard #socialmediaregulation #society #toyoake #youthinternetsafety
https://www.europesays.com/japan/59535/

Fresno offers free digital literacy classes to help seniors navigate technology https://www.byteseu.com/2193247/ #19500761 #classes #DigitalLiteracy #SeniorCitizens #Technology #timely

"In recent months, the Searsmont Town Library has added a new service for patrons: Help in removing AI from their phones and other devices.

“A lot of times, it’s just telling people that they have choices,” Library Director Steven Brown said. “Their phone came a certain way, but they don’t have to use it the way that it came.”

Brown helps patrons disable AI-powered assistants like Siri or so-called smart features in email and switch from using Google, which doesn’t offer an option to search without AI overviews, to a browser that does.

A big part of his job as a librarian has been helping people with information technology, he said. He sees helping people think critically about technology and AI as a natural extension of this work.

While Brown’s long been skeptical of the purported benefits of technology for society, he didn’t start offering the AI removal services until this spring, when he attended a webinar presented by Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian who has become a leading voice in a nationwide movement of librarians who are working to help patrons understand the risks of AI and other technologies.

“I seem to have become the face of AI haters — which I’m fine with — in the library world,” Cyrus said.

Cyrus, a reference librarian at the Bangor Public Library, teaches classes on how to use technology. But that doesn’t mean uncritically embracing and promoting it, she said.

“I really try to make sure people not only know where to tap or click to get done what they want to do, but to understand the values and issues at play as they’re using different pieces of technology,” she said.\2

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/midcoast/midcoast-culture/maine-librarians-are-helping-patrons-resist-ai-joam40zk0w/

#USA #AI #DigitalLiteracy #Libraries

"In recent months, the Searsmont Town Library has added a new service for patrons: Help in removing AI from their phones and other devices.

“A lot of times, it’s just telling people that they have choices,” Library Director Steven Brown said. “Their phone came a certain way, but they don’t have to use it the way that it came.”

Brown helps patrons disable AI-powered assistants like Siri or so-called smart features in email and switch from using Google, which doesn’t offer an option to search without AI overviews, to a browser that does.

A big part of his job as a librarian has been helping people with information technology, he said. He sees helping people think critically about technology and AI as a natural extension of this work.

While Brown’s long been skeptical of the purported benefits of technology for society, he didn’t start offering the AI removal services until this spring, when he attended a webinar presented by Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian who has become a leading voice in a nationwide movement of librarians who are working to help patrons understand the risks of AI and other technologies.

“I seem to have become the face of AI haters — which I’m fine with — in the library world,” Cyrus said.

Cyrus, a reference librarian at the Bangor Public Library, teaches classes on how to use technology. But that doesn’t mean uncritically embracing and promoting it, she said.

“I really try to make sure people not only know where to tap or click to get done what they want to do, but to understand the values and issues at play as they’re using different pieces of technology,” she said.\2

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/midcoast/midcoast-culture/maine-librarians-are-helping-patrons-resist-ai-joam40zk0w/

#USA #AI #DigitalLiteracy #Libraries

"In recent months, the Searsmont Town Library has added a new service for patrons: Help in removing AI from their phones and other devices.

“A lot of times, it’s just telling people that they have choices,” Library Director Steven Brown said. “Their phone came a certain way, but they don’t have to use it the way that it came.”

Brown helps patrons disable AI-powered assistants like Siri or so-called smart features in email and switch from using Google, which doesn’t offer an option to search without AI overviews, to a browser that does.

A big part of his job as a librarian has been helping people with information technology, he said. He sees helping people think critically about technology and AI as a natural extension of this work.

While Brown’s long been skeptical of the purported benefits of technology for society, he didn’t start offering the AI removal services until this spring, when he attended a webinar presented by Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian who has become a leading voice in a nationwide movement of librarians who are working to help patrons understand the risks of AI and other technologies.

“I seem to have become the face of AI haters — which I’m fine with — in the library world,” Cyrus said.

Cyrus, a reference librarian at the Bangor Public Library, teaches classes on how to use technology. But that doesn’t mean uncritically embracing and promoting it, she said.

“I really try to make sure people not only know where to tap or click to get done what they want to do, but to understand the values and issues at play as they’re using different pieces of technology,” she said.\2

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/midcoast/midcoast-culture/maine-librarians-are-helping-patrons-resist-ai-joam40zk0w/

#USA #AI #DigitalLiteracy #Libraries

"In recent months, the Searsmont Town Library has added a new service for patrons: Help in removing AI from their phones and other devices.

“A lot of times, it’s just telling people that they have choices,” Library Director Steven Brown said. “Their phone came a certain way, but they don’t have to use it the way that it came.”

Brown helps patrons disable AI-powered assistants like Siri or so-called smart features in email and switch from using Google, which doesn’t offer an option to search without AI overviews, to a browser that does.

A big part of his job as a librarian has been helping people with information technology, he said. He sees helping people think critically about technology and AI as a natural extension of this work.

While Brown’s long been skeptical of the purported benefits of technology for society, he didn’t start offering the AI removal services until this spring, when he attended a webinar presented by Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian who has become a leading voice in a nationwide movement of librarians who are working to help patrons understand the risks of AI and other technologies.

“I seem to have become the face of AI haters — which I’m fine with — in the library world,” Cyrus said.

Cyrus, a reference librarian at the Bangor Public Library, teaches classes on how to use technology. But that doesn’t mean uncritically embracing and promoting it, she said.

“I really try to make sure people not only know where to tap or click to get done what they want to do, but to understand the values and issues at play as they’re using different pieces of technology,” she said.\2

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/midcoast/midcoast-culture/maine-librarians-are-helping-patrons-resist-ai-joam40zk0w/

#USA #AI #DigitalLiteracy #Libraries

"In recent months, the Searsmont Town Library has added a new service for patrons: Help in removing AI from their phones and other devices.

“A lot of times, it’s just telling people that they have choices,” Library Director Steven Brown said. “Their phone came a certain way, but they don’t have to use it the way that it came.”

Brown helps patrons disable AI-powered assistants like Siri or so-called smart features in email and switch from using Google, which doesn’t offer an option to search without AI overviews, to a browser that does.

A big part of his job as a librarian has been helping people with information technology, he said. He sees helping people think critically about technology and AI as a natural extension of this work.

While Brown’s long been skeptical of the purported benefits of technology for society, he didn’t start offering the AI removal services until this spring, when he attended a webinar presented by Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian who has become a leading voice in a nationwide movement of librarians who are working to help patrons understand the risks of AI and other technologies.

“I seem to have become the face of AI haters — which I’m fine with — in the library world,” Cyrus said.

Cyrus, a reference librarian at the Bangor Public Library, teaches classes on how to use technology. But that doesn’t mean uncritically embracing and promoting it, she said.

“I really try to make sure people not only know where to tap or click to get done what they want to do, but to understand the values and issues at play as they’re using different pieces of technology,” she said.\2

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/midcoast/midcoast-culture/maine-librarians-are-helping-patrons-resist-ai-joam40zk0w/

#USA #AI #DigitalLiteracy #Libraries

University of Duisburg-Essen and machine-translated from German: Dealing with antisemitism and Holocaust distortion on social media. “At the heart of the program is an approximately 15-minute online game that immerses participants in a realistic social media environment. There, they encounter antisemitic and Holocaust-distorting content in the same form as it is disseminated on social networks. […]

University of Duisburg-Essen and machine-translated from German: Dealing with antisemitism and Holocaust distortion on social media. “At the heart of the program is an approximately 15-minute online game that immerses participants in a realistic social media environment. There, they encounter antisemitic and Holocaust-distorting content in the same form as it is disseminated on social networks. […]

University of Duisburg-Essen and machine-translated from German: Dealing with antisemitism and Holocaust distortion on social media. “At the heart of the program is an approximately 15-minute online game that immerses participants in a realistic social media environment. There, they encounter antisemitic and Holocaust-distorting content in the same form as it is disseminated on social networks. […]

University of Duisburg-Essen and machine-translated from German: Dealing with antisemitism and Holocaust distortion on social media. “At the heart of the program is an approximately 15-minute online game that immerses participants in a realistic social media environment. There, they encounter antisemitic and Holocaust-distorting content in the same form as it is disseminated on social networks. […]

University of Duisburg-Essen and machine-translated from German: Dealing with antisemitism and Holocaust distortion on social media. “At the heart of the program is an approximately 15-minute online game that immerses participants in a realistic social media environment. There, they encounter antisemitic and Holocaust-distorting content in the same form as it is disseminated on social networks. […]

Vanguard (Nigeria): Presidency trains over 100 Northern influencers to counter fake news. “The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Enlightenment, Mr Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, has trained over 100 social media influencers from across Northern Nigeria on the effective use of social media. Speaking during the training on Sunday in Kano, Abdulaziz said the […]

Vanguard (Nigeria): Presidency trains over 100 Northern influencers to counter fake news. “The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Enlightenment, Mr Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, has trained over 100 social media influencers from across Northern Nigeria on the effective use of social media. Speaking during the training on Sunday in Kano, Abdulaziz said the […]

Vanguard (Nigeria): Presidency trains over 100 Northern influencers to counter fake news. “The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Enlightenment, Mr Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, has trained over 100 social media influencers from across Northern Nigeria on the effective use of social media. Speaking during the training on Sunday in Kano, Abdulaziz said the […]

Vanguard (Nigeria): Presidency trains over 100 Northern influencers to counter fake news. “The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Enlightenment, Mr Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, has trained over 100 social media influencers from across Northern Nigeria on the effective use of social media. Speaking during the training on Sunday in Kano, Abdulaziz said the […]

Vanguard (Nigeria): Presidency trains over 100 Northern influencers to counter fake news. “The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Enlightenment, Mr Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, has trained over 100 social media influencers from across Northern Nigeria on the effective use of social media. Speaking during the training on Sunday in Kano, Abdulaziz said the […]

There is a need for holistic & evidence-informed policy frameworks that integrate regulatory measures, educational initiatives, shared accountability among stakeholders.
The study sample included 619 participants. In our sample, 69% agreed with the implementation of the ban, while 86.5% believed that additional measures should be implemented (i.e. #digitalliteracy courses in schools, active parental involvement in #digitalliteracy, prohibition of inappropriate content, reasonable parental limits

There is a need for holistic & evidence-informed policy frameworks that integrate regulatory measures, educational initiatives, shared accountability among stakeholders.
The study sample included 619 participants. In our sample, 69% agreed with the implementation of the ban, while 86.5% believed that additional measures should be implemented (i.e. #digitalliteracy courses in schools, active parental involvement in #digitalliteracy, prohibition of inappropriate content, reasonable parental limits

There is a need for holistic & evidence-informed policy frameworks that integrate regulatory measures, educational initiatives, shared accountability among stakeholders.
The study sample included 619 participants. In our sample, 69% agreed with the implementation of the ban, while 86.5% believed that additional measures should be implemented (i.e. #digitalliteracy courses in schools, active parental involvement in #digitalliteracy, prohibition of inappropriate content, reasonable parental limits

There is a need for holistic & evidence-informed policy frameworks that integrate regulatory measures, educational initiatives, shared accountability among stakeholders.
The study sample included 619 participants. In our sample, 69% agreed with the implementation of the ban, while 86.5% believed that additional measures should be implemented (i.e. #digitalliteracy courses in schools, active parental involvement in #digitalliteracy, prohibition of inappropriate content, reasonable parental limits

There is a need for holistic & evidence-informed policy frameworks that integrate regulatory measures, educational initiatives, shared accountability among stakeholders.
The study sample included 619 participants. In our sample, 69% agreed with the implementation of the ban, while 86.5% believed that additional measures should be implemented (i.e. #digitalliteracy courses in schools, active parental involvement in #digitalliteracy, prohibition of inappropriate content, reasonable parental limits

The Conversation: Want to be a better reader? Here’s how to practise active reading. “A 2024 survey of 500 influencers across 45 countries found that 62 per cent do not carry out rigorous fact-checking before sharing information. Navigating today’s digital information landscape, then, requires strong critical evaluation skills.Reading plays a central role in this process by serving not only […]

The Conversation: Want to be a better reader? Here’s how to practise active reading. “A 2024 survey of 500 influencers across 45 countries found that 62 per cent do not carry out rigorous fact-checking before sharing information. Navigating today’s digital information landscape, then, requires strong critical evaluation skills.Reading plays a central role in this process by serving not only […]

The Conversation: Want to be a better reader? Here’s how to practise active reading. “A 2024 survey of 500 influencers across 45 countries found that 62 per cent do not carry out rigorous fact-checking before sharing information. Navigating today’s digital information landscape, then, requires strong critical evaluation skills.Reading plays a central role in this process by serving not only […]

The Conversation: Want to be a better reader? Here’s how to practise active reading. “A 2024 survey of 500 influencers across 45 countries found that 62 per cent do not carry out rigorous fact-checking before sharing information. Navigating today’s digital information landscape, then, requires strong critical evaluation skills.Reading plays a central role in this process by serving not only […]

The Conversation: Want to be a better reader? Here’s how to practise active reading. “A 2024 survey of 500 influencers across 45 countries found that 62 per cent do not carry out rigorous fact-checking before sharing information. Navigating today’s digital information landscape, then, requires strong critical evaluation skills.Reading plays a central role in this process by serving not only […]

Join the Office of Council Member Virginia Maloney and BetaNYC for a free virtual AI 101 workshop.

Learn how to ask better questions, get more useful results, protect your privacy, and decide when AI is a helpful assistant.

📅 Monday, July 13, at 10 am ET
🔗 RSVP: https://www.beta.nyc/event/e260713

#AI #DigitalLiteracy #CivicTech #NYC

Join the Office of Council Member Virginia Maloney and BetaNYC for a free virtual AI 101 workshop.

Learn how to ask better questions, get more useful results, protect your privacy, and decide when AI is a helpful assistant.

📅 Monday, July 13, at 10 am ET
🔗 RSVP: https://www.beta.nyc/event/e260713

#AI #DigitalLiteracy #CivicTech #NYC

Join the Office of Council Member Virginia Maloney and BetaNYC for a free virtual AI 101 workshop.

Learn how to ask better questions, get more useful results, protect your privacy, and decide when AI is a helpful assistant.

📅 Monday, July 13, at 10 am ET
🔗 RSVP: https://www.beta.nyc/event/e260713

#AI #DigitalLiteracy #CivicTech #NYC

Join the Office of Council Member Virginia Maloney and BetaNYC for a free virtual AI 101 workshop.

Learn how to ask better questions, get more useful results, protect your privacy, and decide when AI is a helpful assistant.

📅 Monday, July 13, at 10 am ET
🔗 RSVP: https://www.beta.nyc/event/e260713

#AI #DigitalLiteracy #CivicTech #NYC

Join the Office of Council Member Virginia Maloney and BetaNYC for a free virtual AI 101 workshop.

Learn how to ask better questions, get more useful results, protect your privacy, and decide when AI is a helpful assistant.

📅 Monday, July 13, at 10 am ET
🔗 RSVP: https://www.beta.nyc/event/e260713

#AI #DigitalLiteracy #CivicTech #NYC

Reposting from @apsap :

Congrats to @saa-aap.bsky.social at @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org for the release of their latest issue: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Check out the digital review on #DigitalLiteracy in #archaeology

https://doi.org/10.1017/aap.2026.10147

Reposting from @apsap :

Congrats to @saa-aap.bsky.social at @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org for the release of their latest issue: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Check out the digital review on #DigitalLiteracy in #archaeology

https://doi.org/10.1017/aap.2026.10147

Reposting from @apsap :

Congrats to @saa-aap.bsky.social at @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org for the release of their latest issue: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Check out the digital review on #DigitalLiteracy in #archaeology

https://doi.org/10.1017/aap.2026.10147

Reposting from @apsap :

Congrats to @saa-aap.bsky.social at @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org for the release of their latest issue: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Check out the digital review on #DigitalLiteracy in #archaeology

https://doi.org/10.1017/aap.2026.10147

Reposting from @apsap :

Congrats to @saa-aap.bsky.social at @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org for the release of their latest issue: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Check out the digital review on #DigitalLiteracy in #archaeology

https://doi.org/10.1017/aap.2026.10147

@bjoernsta

lieber @digitaltag
das waere noch immer gut. und es gibt auch leute, die euch gerne helfen, falls ihr tatsaechlich keine zeit fuer digitales habt und da auch nichts dazu lernen wollt. kein ding.

#digitalliteracy #digitalsovereignty

@bjoernsta

lieber @digitaltag
das waere noch immer gut. und es gibt auch leute, die euch gerne helfen, falls ihr tatsaechlich keine zeit fuer digitales habt und da auch nichts dazu lernen wollt. kein ding.

#digitalliteracy #digitalsovereignty

@bjoernsta

lieber @digitaltag
das waere noch immer gut. und es gibt auch leute, die euch gerne helfen, falls ihr tatsaechlich keine zeit fuer digitales habt und da auch nichts dazu lernen wollt. kein ding.

#digitalliteracy #digitalsovereignty

@bjoernsta

lieber @digitaltag
das waere noch immer gut. und es gibt auch leute, die euch gerne helfen, falls ihr tatsaechlich keine zeit fuer digitales habt und da auch nichts dazu lernen wollt. kein ding.

#digitalliteracy #digitalsovereignty

@bjoernsta

lieber @digitaltag
das waere noch immer gut. und es gibt auch leute, die euch gerne helfen, falls ihr tatsaechlich keine zeit fuer digitales habt und da auch nichts dazu lernen wollt. kein ding.

#digitalliteracy #digitalsovereignty

Q:
What about social media platforms causes more #toxicity than in face-to-face communication?

A:
DAD

Disembodiment
Accountability
Disinhibition

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-highlights-roots-online-toxicity.html

#SocialMedia #MediaLiteracy #DigitalLiteracy #communication #media