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I was finding out more on how we can assess the reliability and authenticity of online information, when I stumbled upon an incident that happened in Washington. It was about how a false piece of information was believed by many people and it escalated into a very serious issue. Figure 1. Infographic on #pizzagate fake news. Created by Rachel Lee. (2017). I feel that this incident demonstrated the risks of being ignorant and incapable of identifying fake and real media/news. Figure 2. Continue reading →

After reading through some of my friends’ thoughts about Digital Differences, I reflected on their viewpoints, along with mine. Denise mentioned about the increasing trend of internet adoption despite digital differences on internet interaction, which still exist in terms of age, gender, class, race and economic culture. I thought that it related to the discussion on MOOC, which proved, if people wanted to use the internet, they would find a way. (see Figure 1). Figure 1. Continue reading →

It is 2017 and many of us take the access and usage of the Internet for granted, because it comes by so easily for us. Yet, 53% of the world’s population are not using the internet (as of 2016). Additionally, In the UK, it is reported that just over 10% of the population were non-users of the Internet. Continue reading →