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We are all broadcasters

Here are three tips to make sure you share good information and stop the spread of hoaxes, rumours and scams. 1. Watch for your own bias

Screen time and well-being - Fact Sheet

“Digital technology can have both positive and negative effects on child well-being, depending on the activity and how much time is spent.”[1]

Getting the Goods on Science and Health – Tip Sheet

Here are three tips to help you find good information about health and science topics.

Using Parental Controls

There are lots of ways of limiting what content your kids can see online, which apps and programs they can access and how much time they can spend online. What tools are available depends on what kind of device they’re using, and what browser they use to access the web.

Authentication and citizenship

Being well-informed – and being careful to only share good information – are essential parts of being an active citizen in a democracy. It’s important to think before you share political information with family and friends – especially during an election.

Help! Someone shared a photo of me without my consent! – Tip Sheet

You can start by asking the person who shared it to take it down or stop sharing it. Kids report that this works more often than not! Ask the service or platform where it was shared to take it down.

News you can use

Online news is one of the hardest things to verify. Sometimes early reports that turn out not to be true still circulate on the Internet, and people may spread false reports for commercial or malicious reasons, or even just for “fun.”

Authentication 101 – tip sheet

Did you know that almost a quarter of adults have shared a false news story, and that we’re least likely to fact-check news and other things that come to us through people we know and trust on social networks (even though for many people these are their most common sources of news)?