Gentle reminder that you don't have to stay on twitter to tank its value or bully Elon by responding to every tweet with something stupid or whatever people are saying. Harassment and abuse targeting minorities are becoming even worse than before and you don't have to endure it to "do your part". There is absolutely nothing wrong with choosing to leave a platform to avoid being bombarded with hate. It's absolutely okay to not want to spend all your time reading about all the awful things people are now saying and doing on the platform. It's absolutely reasonable to leave before you potentially get harrassed off the platform, doxxed or banned. It's okay to leave without doing anything, leaving is something that will hurt the platform too. You are not obliged to do anything. You can value your own mental health, peace of mind and safety above all else.

#this year I learned that your mere existence as a minority doesn't obligate you to become an internet activist or whatever #like you can absolutely never look at or talk about what bigots are saying online and that's okay #it is so hard to escape racism or transphobia etc so if you want to use a social media platform to escape from it that's fine #but especially now that everyone is like ''I'm doing my part by @-ing all the bigots!'' I think it's an important reminder #twitter #elon musk #(but for the record my opinion on this is actually far more radical in that I believe noone should interact with bigots online at all)

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Ignoring an issue is not the same as an issue being nonexistent

tumblr has a thriving radfem/TERF/transphobia scene like twitter

tumblr posts spread conspiracies and disinformation like tiktoks

tumblr users share fake news and misinformation like facebook users

Assuming these issues don't exist on tumblr because you haven't (to your knowledge) seen them does not mean they don't exist. In fact it makes you more vulnerable to falling victim to believing misinformation and being radicalised because you've internalised a sense of security and superiority.

Tumblr is not an inherently better or smarter platform than any other. You can and inevitably will be exposed to these things even here.

Drop the superiority complex and learn about how to actually protect yourself from falling for misinformation, because being on tumblr does not automatically protect you.

Media Literacy Masterpost

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Be Excellent To Each Other

#ok I wanted to make a more general post with this statement #bc the one with the screenshots is very specific to them #but ppl really responded positively #media literacy #tumblr #tiktok #facebook #twitter #fake news #radicalisation #misinformation #disinformation

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Media Literacy Masterpost

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Updated: November 11th 2024

The Basics

Get answers to the first questions you might have: What is media literacy? Why should I care? How does it affect me and others? Is there even anything I can still learn if I feel pretty internet-savvy? And more.

Media Literacy

In 12 episodes, Jay Smooth teaches you Media Literacy! Based on an introductory college level curriculum, this series takes you through the

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Navigating Digital Information

In 10 episodes, John Green will teach you how to navigate the internet! We’ve partnered with MediaWise, The Poynter Institute, and The Stanf

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Websites

Get a more in-depth look at certain aspects of media literacy and learn about and apply media literacy skills. (alphabetical order)

Casey Fiesler

Check Your Fact

The Conspiracy Chart

Harvard Misinformation Review

MediaWise (by Poynter)

National Association for Media Literacy Education

News Literacy Project

Poynter

Reuters Fact Check

SourceWatch

Truth Decay Project Tools Database* (A lot of websites that are relevant are listed here. Only websites that aren't on that list will be listed in this post)

Articles

See what experts have to say.

Schoolkids Are Falling Victim to Disinformation and Conspiracy Fantasies

Although children are prime targets, educators cannot figure out how best to teach them to separate fact from fiction

Scientific American

Students lag on media literacy — but the gap isn't unbridgeable

Research suggests high school students who receive just six 50-minute lessons in digital literacy are twice as likely to identify questionab

K-12 Dive

Interactive Learning Tools

This can help you learn about media literacy in a more hands-on way. (alphabetical order)

Critical Thinking Project

Go Viral! (Covid Misinformation)

News Lit Quiz

Truth Decay Project Education/Training Tools* (A lot of interactive tools that are relevant are listed here. Only websites and tools that aren't on that list will be listed in this post)

Social Media

Following these accounts can help sharpen your media literacy skills and you don't even have to do much because it will just pop up in your feeds! Follow, like, comment, retweet, etc. to help spread the word. (alphabetical order)

Instagram

Media Literacy Now

MediaWise

PolitiFact

TikTok

Tumblr

@is-the-post-reliable

Twitter

I have personally left twitter due to its new ownership, so it will be difficult for me to keep vetting the listed accounts the way I used to, however I will keep them listed as long as I still trust them.

Abbie Richards

AFP Fact Check

Fact-Checking Network

Media Literacy Now

MediaWise

National Association for Media Literacy Education

PolitiFact

Reuters Fact Check

YouTube

Bonus

My media literacy tag

Remember to share these resources to help shape a world wide web that is safer and smarter and protect yourself and others from manipulation and radicalization.