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What's up amazing people! This is IYASASA RADIO by Akane and Minami. In this radio, we are going to talk about random topics in Okinawan Japanese and English.
Hi everyone!
I am Akane and Minami from IYASASA RADIO.
In this radio, we are going to talk about random topics in Okinawan Japanese and English.
TikTok has announced a new initiative to help improve digital literacy and stop the spread of misleading reports within its app.
Called, Hashtag Fact Check Your Feed, the new campaign aims to help equip TikTok users with the skills they need to critically engage with content, navigate our platform safety, and guard themselves against potential harms.
Digital literacy is now a critical consideration for social media platforms, specifically with around 71% of people in the U.S. now getting at least some of their news input from social media apps.
That makes our social platforms key news sources and with the real-time public nature of social feeds that also lends the medium to misinformation campaigns and targeted pushes aim to influence public action based on variable agendas.
And while TikTok is not considered a key source of such efforts, it is being targeted by misinformation and disinformation groups.
As per the platform's most recent transparency report, TikTok removed over 340,000 videos in the U.S. in the second half of last year for breaking its rules around election misinformation, while it's also being used to spread propaganda and politically focused content in various regions.
In some ways, TikTok may actually be even more important for such efforts given its popularity among younger audiences.
If TikTok can play a role in providing such education to younger user groups, that can help to increase awareness moving forward, which will better position people to view such content with a more critical eye in the future.
I mean, really, we should be teaching digital literacy in schools as a matter of course, as is now done in Finland given the significance of its role in influencing political movements and voter activity around the polls.
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TikTok has announced a new initiative to improve digital literacy and spread misinformation reports within the app.
The new campaign, called the Fact Check Your Feed, aims to train TikTok users to be critical of content, navigate the platform safely, and learn the necessary skills to protect themselves from potential harm.
In particular, digital literacy is an important part of social media, and at least 71% of people in the U.S. have access to news from social media.
Social media feeds are real-time, and you need to be careful that you may sometimes spread misinformation.
TikTok can also be a target for misinformation and fake news groups.
According to the latest report, TikTok has deleted more than 340,000 videos in the U.S. in the second half of last year, even though it broke the rules of election law and political propaganda.
In a sense, considering that TikTok is popular among young viewers, such initiatives may be particularly important.
If TikTok can play a role in providing such education to young users, it will be helpful to raise awareness of digital literacy in the future and put people who watch such content in a better position.
As a result, schools need to teach digital literacy.
As is currently the case in Finland, it is important to consider the importance of how much political movements and volunteers affect people.
How do you get information about digital literacy?
Recently, the emergence of a virus that is causing a lot of trouble on Earth.
Minami is a person who lives on Instagram, so I see a lot of different opinions on it every day.
So I was worried about what kind of information was accurate and correct.
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So we decided to study it again.
What is digital literacy?
Why I chose this topic was because I got confused recently.
Should we get vaccinated or not?
Should we wear a mask or not?
There is so much information about the virus.
After reading this, I realized how important media literacy is.
Especially, we stay at home or we use smartphones much more than we used to be.
Before that, things happened.
Right?
When I was in elementary school and junior high school, kids always used iPads.
They are using TikTok and it's so easy to search on Google.
Now, these kids should learn all the media literacy.
How to control the information by themselves.
What is media literacy?
According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare,
1. The ability to read and understand the media.
2. The ability to access and use the media.
3. The ability to communicate through the media.
Especially, the ability to interact with the reader of the information.
It's difficult.
As expected of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Japanese government is always complex.
English is easier though.
It was simple but complex.
Media literacy is the ability to identify different types of media and understand the messages they are sending.
So, it's the ability of the person who receives the information to find out the information.
How do you get that information usually?
Recently, I don't have time to watch TV.
So, most likely, I use Google.
I'm always on Instagram and YouTube.
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Is there any specific media that you are following?
Is there any news that you are following?
Even on Instagram?
Not really.
Not even Vogue?
I don't follow Vogue.
You follow fun media, right?
I always follow fashion media.
You don't follow social media that much?
Not that much.
But I follow CNN.
I watch foreign news because they are interesting.
I don't follow Instagram and YouTube.
I don't use Twitter that much.
Because the information is fast.
I connect to the internet after I watch the news.
For example, I don't use SoftBank or AU.
I use Twitter more often.
Twitter is more timely information, right?
For example, it's raining now.
It's timely, right?
Yes, it's timely, so I use Twitter.
I also check the news on Instagram.
I understand.
Because I don't believe in TV or anything.
I just want to see what old people watch.
So...
I don't know if I can put it into words, but it's the media that the elderly watch.
So I check the news for those people.
I check the expression of the news.
I watch TV a lot to read the news.
I mean, I watch it a lot.
I know a lot of things.
Then I realize that it's all bullshit.
I'm more interested in Instagram.
In Japan, there are newspics and business insiders.
There are media that I like for each genre.
So I watch them.
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Then I search the Google window on Safari.
What's the difference between Safari and Google?
It's just the name of the search engine.
And Google has the most share percentage all over the world.
Safari is made by iPhone.
Yahoo has a high share in Japan.
In China, they have a unique control system.
So there's no line.
So there's a Chinese-oriented Yahoo in the media.
There's a special search engine in Russia.
I didn't know.
As Japanese, we use Google.
If you're an iPhone user, then you use Safari.
Chrome is like Google.
Interface-wise, Google is kind of popular.
Because it's simple and more stylish.
Yahoo is like a newspaper.
It's kind of lame.
I think some people like Google.
I don't think people use Safari.
I think Google has more information than Safari.
I think the number of information overall is kind of the same.
It's just a searching engine.
It's going to be the window to access to some information.
I think it depends on the ease of viewing and personal preferences.
In the sense that Google has a high share,
I think you can access a lot of information.
I see.
But if you put some keyword on the search window,
then how many results came up?
Like millions.
Millions.
Then you only see the top 10 results, right?
Or 20, or 30 even.
If that's the case, you don't look at most of them.
For me, the top page is more accurate.
And then...
I don't know.
I think the top results are more accurate.
I see.
So,
I look at the results from the first row,
and if I don't agree with something, I look at the next page.
Do you understand?
I think I understand.
What was it?
So, I talked to my dad about it.
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Because he's really worried about the COVID.
He knows that I always go out and drink with my friends.
During the season.
Yeah, they're worried about if I get COVID or not.
I need to be more at home, and I should get vaccinated.
He always got shot.
Always? Already?
Already got shot.
He told me to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
But I still need to think about it.
And then,
he told me that I watch a lot of TV,
so if I watch more on the Internet or YouTube,
I get more information about everything.
And then,
he doesn't even have an iPhone.
He doesn't even know how to search on the Internet.
He doesn't have any social media account.
So,
the way he gets all the information is only TV or newspapers.
That's only the things he trusts and believes.
Every day.
So,
TV and newspapers are right,
and that's the world.
But he doesn't know how to trust them.
On the other hand, he doesn't trust social media or YouTube.
That's what my dad told me.
Maybe my mom thinks the same thing.
She just started an Instagram account,
so she gets more information.
She expanded her world.
So,
that's why she agreed with some points.
But my dad asked me,
how can I get more information?
How can I get more information?
I couldn't say back anything.
Yeah.
So,
older people,
it's really difficult to
scale up the media literacy for older people.
Maybe you can give him a different perspective information from social media or
foreign articles.
I can't stop speaking English, so I have to translate.
Because he's not willing to expand his source anyways, right?
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Then, why he asks like,
what kind of information should I believe?
It's like really contradicted.
If you want to search more of it,
then you need to expand your range to search.
Because there are ways to search it.
Back in the day, maybe 50 or 60 years ago,
then we had no choice,
no way to search different information.
But now, we have everything.
If you're curious enough,
then you should start.
If he's content with it,
then I can't say anything.
I'm not saying I have more information than him.
I was just born in this digital native generation.
We have potentially many ways to search information,
but it doesn't mean that
I know how to access to those information anyways.
So, no matter what era we are in,
we need to know that
we are kind of brainwashed by government or the media
anyways, anytime.
Since the human being started.
So, now we can access to various websites,
so we don't have to worry about
how to get away from brainwashing,
or the media, or Japanese education.
Humans are social creatures,
so when we are in a group,
there is always a part of us that is brainwashed.
So, we just need to know that.
We are like that.
We don't need to decide black and white
for any kind of topic.
I try to get a conclusion
as of that day.
Because,
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I'm going to digress a bit,
but there is Darwin's evolution theory.
Humans evolved from monkeys.
That theory is totally different from the mainstream theory in Western countries.
But I think most Japanese evolved from monkeys.
Even that theory is overturned.
There is no such thing as
okay, I'm sure.
So, a certain virus
is a very timely thing.
In the past two years,
we are experiencing at the same time
in this era.
So, I don't think there is 100% sure-sure information,
but I think we should talk about it.
Don't get too serious.
Otherwise, you are going to have anxiety.
Yeah.
Whether you are going to be sick,
or you won't be able to go out in town,
have fun with friends,
I think it's better not to look at it.
That's true.
At the end of the day,
we don't know which information is correct or not.
Anyway,
because there are so many opinions.
So,
we just follow
the things we are comfortable with.
That things make me happy.
As of that day.
Just follow what you want to believe.
I don't want to be closed
closed
my brain
to get a new kind of information.
Yeah.
No judge.
Yeah.
In my opinion,
we always welcome your opinions as well.
We agree to disagree all the time.
So,
for example,
during the election,
you can't ask,
Hey, who are you going to vote?
How can I say?
You can't ask openly.
But people who can ask can definitely ask.
I don't know if you are voting for a different person,
but people who can discuss have a certain atmosphere.
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I think that kind of
I think that kind of conversation is born because you are in a stance.
But these
boxing things
There are some scenes that are a little hard to hear.
Like Utsunotando.
It's none of your business.
It's important, isn't it?
It doesn't matter.
How to start a conversation.
It's not just digital literacy.
How to communicate with people.
I think it's important.
I think it's important.
I agree.
Also,
9 tips to improve media literacy.
The first one.
Critical thinking is the ability to think critically and objectively and analyze and evaluate various types of media while making judgments about them.
In other words,
don't ignore any information.
You need to think critically and
let's be objective.
I have a good information from
This is specifically about Google.
Google as a search engine.
Google's mission is to organize information around the world so that people around the world can access it and use it.
This mission has an aura of objectivity.
There is a message as a company that it is neutral.
However,
there is an experimental tool called Search Altruist that allows you to find out if Google is really neutral.
If you use this Search Altruist,
for example,
If you put a specific word,
for example,
God
This one is supposed to be God to you.
God changes depending on the religion.
Depending on the region,
for example,
If you are in a place where there are many Christians,
Christ comes out.
Allah or something.
It means that it will change.
Buddha
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This is not neutral.
It's just a FII story.
What I want to say with this is
Even if it's the world's number one search engine,
So
When you start using your cell phone,
Various things are being customized.
If it's Instagram,
I think everyone understands that.
Even with Google, which is a very open window,
It's optimized.
For you.
Kind of.
I didn't know that.
Google is very neutral.
I thought the same thing would come out no matter who looked it up.
But now that I think about it,
It was different information when I was in the States and in Japan.
But the information that comes out is completely different.
For example, I was looking for a flight.
In Japan, there are a lot of travel accounts,
Rakuten Travel, and Nihon Rents.
When I was in the States,
When I wanted to get a flight ticket,
It was more like a foreign company name.
I was wondering why.
From Akane's story,
That optimization is good for you.
It's very convenient.
That's the trick.
But when you look up a lot of news,
When someone says something that seems convincing,
It's the same.
It's a little...
The system is working.
I think it's good to know that and watch it.
Searching in English and searching in Japanese are completely different news.
When I look up images of Akane's wedding,
I always look it up in English.
That way I can find more images, information, and trends.
Than in Japanese.
Whether it's Pinterest, Google, or YouTube,
I want to type English to search all the information about my job.
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By the way,
It's a language that's used all over the world.
It's not surprising, but English is the number one language.
Really?
English, yes.
English is number one.
25.9%
Really?
In 2020.
The second one is Chinese.
Almost 19.4%
Spanish, Arabic, etc.
And Japanese is 2.6%.
That's not much.
Well, Japanese...
It depends on the population, right?
US speakers and Japanese speakers.
But if you search in Japanese,
you can only get 2.6% of the country's information, right?
You could say that.
That's not much.
So, for example,
when you look up foreign news in Japanese,
it's a translation article.
How accurate is the translation article?
Whether the media is right-wing or left-wing,
or Democrats,
I forgot the last one.
Depending on that,
there's a bias,
or a little bit of their stance or status.
And then it's translated.
It's like, where did the original go?
That's true.
That's critical thinking.
Yes.
Let me go back to the article.
To improve media literacy,
the second point is information morality.
Information morality is
the necessary thinking and attitude to live in an informed society.
In Japan, elementary and junior high school students
are taught information morality in moral classes.
Information morality.
In net communication,
while thinking about the other person,
you should be able to act with compassion.
Compassion.
That's true.
This is important as a communicator.
For example,
in Instagram stories and comments,
it's a sharing space for everyone,
so it's better to have a certain amount of morality
when you comment, right?
Well,
is it including anti-comment?
Probably.
Well, it's moral.
It's like being kind to others.
Yes, please be kind to others.
Point 3 is
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how to use the internet.
How to use the internet is
a program to learn media literacy.
The Ministry of Education has developed it,
but you can learn it by using the internet.
Let's be able to use it effectively by understanding the points of interest.
That's what we talk about.
Yeah.
About Google and things.
And
this word is also important.
What to put in.
It's a keyword.
Yeah.
Because when we search about the news,
we always put like
2021
or something like that.
Yeah, I understand.
Or put it in English.
What kind of media is it?
Yeah.
Point 4 is
information-based operability.
What?
Well,
in order to be able to read information devices and computers
and to be able to display the power to transmit valuable information,
the operability of information devices is an important point.
Well, that's right.
What the?
Like, my dad can't use iPhone.
He doesn't know how to search on the internet.
He probably doesn't know the meaning of social media.
That's the kind of operability.
I think it's also including
when you put your personal information when you purchase something.
Yeah, yeah.
Or
this was also in another article.
I forgot which one was Google or Chrome.
You know, when you use Gmail to buy things.
All that personal information is collected.
Google has like 20 billion people's personal info.
That's a surprising thing.
It's a country-level power.
If you're scared, you won't be able to buy things.
But that's how it is.
So I think it's a good thing to change your password often.
That's true.
Point 5 is
information-based operability.
It's an era where you can easily send information to blogs and SNS.
Let's learn the technology so that we don't spread the wrong information.
There is also the benefit of learning to deliver information that can be trusted by those who receive it.
So
What is it?
What Minami said earlier
If you have like a million followers on social media,
you should be careful what you tell them
or what you put and post in public.
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Point 6 is
the ability to communicate in the media.
It is an important ability to be able to respond morally to the other person's feelings
while thinking about the other person's feelings on the Internet.
Like I said earlier.
That's it.
Point 7 is
self-control.
It is an opportunity to be able to use the media with your own will by providing media literacy education.
Is self-control our mental thing?
Yeah, probably.
Like
Like
Too
Like
Let's be really disappointed
and try not to post on social media like we did the other day.
Let's control ourselves properly.
That's right.
We have time to use it.
What to look at
Don't think too much
Yeah, like we talked about earlier
It's just an information and conclusion as of the day.
Yeah
As of the day.
That's why
It's a definite conclusion as of today.
Yeah
Point 8 is
copyright.
It is better for children in the future to learn about copyright as soon as possible.
If you upload a picture of a popular manga on social media without permission, you will be fined three times.
There is a possibility of being fined, so be careful.
Wow
This is a grade book, but
I want to learn from the beginning.
Like copyright.
I can use it for work.
But we use someone's image on Instagram already.
Yeah
Why?
There should be strict rules if you want to control, but there is no obvious rule.
If the person who took the picture is going to sue us, then we're going to lose anyway.
One of my coworkers has an e-commerce site.
Clothing shop
She uses all the celebrity photos to promote their clothes
to tell the followers what is the trend in the U.S.
But the profile says,
If you want me to take a picture, please DM me.
I thought it was a good idea.
Because even if you want to use a celebrity's picture,
We're not able to take a Hailey Burberry photo by myself.
So I have to pick it up from somewhere.
If I don't know where to buy it, I can't find it.
I can't think of anything but to put it on and take a picture.
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Let's do that.
No. 9 is the power to see fake news.
That's tough.
It's so difficult.
In order not to increase fake news,
In order not to be manipulated,
Children and adults need media literacy education.
Have you ever judged just by looking at the headline of the news?
Have you ever seen the news that the train was stopped on social media and spread it for everyone, but it was fake information?
If you don't have the power to see it,
It's dangerous to spread fake news even if you don't mean anything bad.
I think I've done this a lot.
Have you seen the fake news?
Maybe I haven't seen it.
You haven't seen it?
Because you're under their control.
I trust what I want to always.
You trust what you want to believe, right?
Yeah.
That's all human beings do the same thing.
I always tell them and also they believe me.
What?
You get the news from somewhere and then you tell that news to somebody and they're gonna believe you?
Yeah.
It depends on the information, right?
Yeah.
No.
That's true.
So I don't say much.
Yeah, you can add the sentence, I'm not sure, but according to this one.
There are some news like this.
It's all over the media.
I don't know, but I've been told this.
It's up to you whether you believe it or not.
You said you don't want to be influenced by the news.
It's all about business.
It's a title written by a professional in Japanese to attract people's attention.
It's exaggerated, isn't it?
Yeah, and there are so many reasons why you have to know something,
and there are so many reasons why you have to do something.
Let's look at the situation with cold eyes.
I see.
I learned a lot.
I learned a lot.
When I talked with Minami,
we talked about how the media literacy of American friends is developing.
If I compare Japanese friends.
I got information from various places,
and I always have my own opinion.
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But it depends on the country.
If you go outside Japan, there are many different people living there.
They are divided into various religions and politics,
so they have to take their own position.
There may be something like that.
Compared to that, Japanese people don't have a critical mind.
Because we're in peace.
Japan is peaceful.
It's only good.
Even if it's manipulated by the media,
we don't get hurt and we don't think anything.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
But there's a lot of information about COVID-19.
I thought I'd have to think about it.
Yeah, I think COVID-19 is a good opportunity to expand your brain.
That's a good example.
Yes.
There's so much information these days,
so we need to have a critical mind about all the information.
And we need to care about people when we talk about it.
That's what we learned today.
And all the information is not going to be 100% accurate at any time.
The evolution theory has been overturned recently.
That's a good example.
Someone said,
I think it's important to have an attitude that doesn't have polarity to any information.
Polarity doesn't mean deciding which way to go.
I think it's important to have an attitude that doesn't have polarity.
That's a good example.
It's not like,
I think this is this, but what do you think?
And your knowledge will be updated every day.
As old as they think.
Don't be too confused by it.
You should be happy and peaceful.
And you should be comfortable with any information.
So you can believe what you want to believe.
I respect others.
That's what I learned.
That's all for today.
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Thank you guys.
Bye-bye.
