The survey “Generation2024” took place from October to December 2023. More than 3700 primary and secondary school students from French-speaking Belgium responded to a questionnaire addressing different aspects of their digital life. The massive presence of digital technologies fuels many fantasies and alarmist speeches.
Panagiotis Ntatzis
The present factsheet delves into platform policies on election misinformation, focusing on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and X. All these platforms have been qualified as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) by the European Union Digital Services Act. Therefore, they must comply with particularly stringent regulations and justify the means they deploy to combat false and misleading information. Moreover, as the 2024 election super year unfolds, these platforms will be particularly scrutinised.
How can you teach (young) people about propaganda, conspiracy theories and misleading information on the internet?
On YouTube or TikTok, you may come across the strangest stories. Chances are your kids are seeing or reading things online that are meant to mislead them.
