1.3 A Pre-Reading Flashcards
What are the three key concepts discussed in the article?
Digital Citizenship, Digital Rights, and Digital Literacy.
How do digital citizenship, digital rights, and digital literacy relate to each other?
They represent different approaches to engaging with digital society—literacy provides the skills, rights offer protections, and citizenship defines responsibilities.
Why is digital literacy important in modern society?
It helps individuals critically navigate digital environments, evaluate information, and engage responsibly online.
What is digital citizenship?
The ability to participate in society online, including civic engagement, social responsibilities, and ethical interactions.
How has the meaning of digital citizenship evolved?
It initially focused on access and inclusion but has expanded to include digital participation, activism, and identity formation.
How do social media platforms affect digital citizenship?
They enable new forms of participation but also pose challenges like misinformation, privacy concerns, and algorithmic bias.
What role do platforms like Facebook and Twitter play in digital citizenship?
They serve as vehicles for civic participation, activism, and engagement, but also raise concerns about privacy and data security.
How does algorithmic decision-making impact digital citizenship?
It influences access to information, reinforces biases, and challenges traditional democratic participation.
What are digital rights?
The extension of human rights to the digital space, ensuring access, privacy, freedom of expression, and protection from online harms.
Why is the definition of digital rights controversial?
There is debate over whether access to the internet is a fundamental human right and how it should be regulated globally.
How do digital rights relate to human rights?
They extend existing rights (such as freedom of speech and privacy) to digital environments.
Why is enforcing digital rights challenging?
Digital platforms operate globally, making it difficult to enforce consistent policies across different legal systems.
What is the role of companies in digital rights enforcement?
Private companies control much of the digital space, often setting policies that impact privacy, censorship, and access to information.
What is the European GDPR, and how does it relate to digital rights?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a legal framework protecting individuals’ digital privacy in the EU.
What is digital literacy?
The ability to effectively use digital tools, evaluate information critically, and engage responsibly in online environments.
What are some key skills associated with digital literacy?
Critical evaluation of online information
Understanding digital footprints
Navigating privacy settings
Ethical participation online
How has digital literacy changed over time?
It has evolved from basic computer skills to include critical thinking, media literacy, and ethical considerations.
How does digital literacy connect to digital rights and citizenship?
Without digital literacy, individuals cannot fully claim their digital rights or engage meaningfully in digital citizenship.
What are data literacy and personal data literacy?
Data literacy: Understanding how data is collected, stored, and used.
Personal data literacy: Awareness of how one’s personal data is tracked and exploited.
What is the role of big data in digital citizenship and rights?
Big data influences political participation, privacy, and personal agency through algorithmic tracking and targeted advertising.
How does automation impact digital rights?
Automated decision-making can reinforce biases, limit individual agency, and raise concerns about data privacy.
What is “algorithmic citizenship”?
The idea that citizenship is increasingly determined by online behavior and digital profiling rather than traditional legal status.
What are the key challenges in digital citizenship?
Misinformation and fake news
Privacy concerns
Online harassment and abuse
The influence of corporate platforms
What role does education play in strengthening digital citizenship?
Schools must teach critical thinking, online ethics, and the skills needed to navigate digital spaces responsibly.
