MIL: Issues Concerning Media and Information Flashcards
It is the space of mental life, from education to science, from cultural expressions to communication, and from trade to recreation. The borders of the infosphere cut across North and South, East and West, industrialized and developing countries, political systems and religious traditions, younger and older generations, even members of the same family.
INFOSPHERE
This widens the digital divide when we treat one form of behavior as superior over the other. The 21st century citizen should be more mindful of such gaps and be more helpful in lessening the digital divide for all
NEGATIVE ATTITUDES
stealing another person’s identity and pretending to be the account owner.
ONLINE IDENTITY THEFT
Also known as cyber-stalking, it refers to stealing another person’s password to gain access to his/her personal accounts.
CYBER-TRESPASSING
harassing someone online, sometimes through cruel messages, discriminatory comments or hate campaigns.
CYBERBULLYING
uncontrolled and excessive posting of “selfies”.
NARCISSISM
often adult sexual predators pretending to be peers.
ONLINE GROOMERS
sending sexually oriented messages, including lewd humor, through text messaging.
SEXTING
sending sexually oriented messages, including lewd humor, through text messaging.
SEXTING
excessive and unguided use of Facebook.
FACEBOOK DEPRESSION
comparing one’s self worth with the unrealistic public image of friends which leads to low self-esteem.
FACEBOOK ENVY
anything can be said to account owners by anyone, including those unknown to them.
ILLUSION OF PRIVACY
anything that is posted can be used against the account owner, as this constitutes digital footprint or imprint, among others.
ILLUSION OF SECURITY
an attempt to make the user send his or her log-in information and password to a fake online account.
PHISHING
_______ practices are easy to do in the digital age. When somebody commits an error, we are quick to judge and jump in on commenting without care.
It doesn’t matter if we know the person being ridiculed or not, but we continue doing it nonetheless.
SHAMING
In feminist theory, this is called the concept of othering, or treating the woman as “the other” meaning inferior to men.
It is a case of gender inequality which heightens the gender digital divide as well.
OTHERING
This is defined as “a cultural item in the form of an image, video, phrase, etc., that is spread via the internet and often altered in a creative or humorous way.”
Sometimes, such cyberbullying end up hurting people in the process.
MEME
It is defined as “to send an angry, critical, or disparaging electronic message” is a negative communication processes that has developed in the advent of new media and social networking.
FLAMING
Unlawful people again find the anonymity of people who steal other people’s profile information and use that profile to fool others.
IDENTITY THEFT
They pose as another person to fool people. The most common fakers usually steal money from people who fall for their bait or scam. Some people, meanwhile, fake their identities for other reasons.
IDENTITY FAKERS
MTRCB stands for…
Movie and Television Review and Classification Board
