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Media literacy in Finland: national media education policy
Media literacy in Finland is the media literacy policy and the national media education policy document, published by the Ministry of Education and Culture in 2019. The document updates and extends the cultural policy guidelines for media literacy published in 2013.
The 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation
The Code brings together industry to voluntarily combat online disinformation. In 2021, the Commission published guidance to make it even stronger, so that the online environment will be more clear, safe and reliable, including for children and other vulnerable groups. Facebook, Google and Twitter, Mozilla, Microsoft and TikTok, among others, have signed up. Best practice includes examples of fact-checking resources, and prioritizing news from trusted sources. An updated Code will be published in March 2022.
(Source: EC Compendium of BIK-related legislation).
Towards inclusive media literacy: instructional principles
The instructional principles for inclusive media literacy help media educators in different fields to reflect and find ways to improve their own practice. Below you will find a PDF and a video series for your convenience. More than 100 professionals developing and implementing media literacy or media-related skills in their own practice have been consulted in the process of creating the instructional principles. The principles are based on a survey and individual interviews of professionals.
Law on the Protection of Minors Against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information
This law establishes provisions to protect minors from the negative impacts and potential harms of accessing public information. It also specifies responsibilities and duties to producers, journalists, disseminators, and other professionals in the media field. It was amended in 2021 to harmonise with the Directive 2010/13/EU.
(Source: BIK Policy Monitor 2024).
Safer Internet Centres celebrate SID 2025: Germany
How can you help children to recognise fake news?
Fake it to make it: New game challenges disinformation
Misinformation and deepfakes
Misinformation has always been and remains a common phenomenon on the internet, but the emergence and widespread acceptance of social networks have turned the spread of false information into a true 'epidemic.' False news spreads at lightning speed through social networks, giving it credibility and making it believable to a significant number of people.
Monkey see, monkey do: Don’t believe everything on the net!
