# Online Identity and Misinformation

Understand the ethics of online identity and the importance of consistency between who you are online and offline; explain how recommendation algorithms and filter bubbles narrow information exposure; evaluate the psychology of misinformation: why it spreads, why smart people believe it, and how to apply source evaluation (lateral reading, checking evidence, recognising emotional manipulation); understand digital consent around sharing images or personal information; explore the ethics of AI, surveillance, and data privacy as they affect everyday life; reflect on responsible content creation and online influence

Builds on: Risk, Uncertainty, and Cognitive Bias (hard, https://ai.page/c/risk-uncertainty-and-cognitive-bias/en.md), Basic digital citizenship (hard, https://ai.page/c/basic-digital-citizenship/en.md)

Concept id: online-identity-and-misinformation. Subject: personal-development. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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