"Post Truth"
Misinformation, propaganda, biased news are all examples of:
Fake news
Spiders are used by Google to...
search through the web to create an index
The original intent of Copyright Law is to protect…
The creators/authors of works
Who or what is a Digital Native?
someone born after 1980 who has grown up using and around technology so therefore inherently knows how to use it and is familiar with it.
The invisible web is made up of...
information that is left out of search engine indexes information that is behind databases and other "personal" spaces like email
Fake news is not new. Give one example of fake news from newspapers in the 1800’s.
animals escape from the zoo snake oil cure
The mathematical code that determines how Google and other sites function and return results is the…
Algorithm
Works that are no longer protected by copyright are in the…
Public Domain
When Lawrence Lessig described the “information elite” he was referring to…
Those at elite, U.S. universities/institutions People with more money and means to pay publishers for content/ access to libraries that are well funded
Concept that all information sites should be treated equally by internet service providers…
Net Neutrality
What is confirmation bias?
actively seek out information that confirms or reinforces what we already believe
The “filter bubble” refers to when…
… the search results provided are based on your preferences and the data collected about you & the elimination of alternative views
When one files a DMCA notice (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) they are requesting that…
materials that are infringing on their copyright be removed from the site/place that they appear
An example of second level digital divide is...
level of skills to use age of technology access to fix tech when it breaks
DRM = Digital Rights Management is…
The technology embedded within software and hardware that we use that prohibits the copying or mass display of the materials
Name a website you could use to evaluate a potentially fake piece of news
Snopes, politifact, melissa's site
The “curly fry conundrum” is an example of…
Homophiliy- How the aggregation of the data that people share online can be used to predict and profile falls along traits of similarity - people I know tend to like what I like
What is Creative Commons?
Alternative copyright Place to give your own works a label that says how you want them reused or not
The United Nations declared access to information a...
basic human right Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), which states that the fundamental right of freedom of expression encompasses the freedom to “to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers”.
Describe Read Only culture...
Lessig describes could happen if we can not also be creators of information - if creativity is squelched by outdated copyright laws. its a one-way process. passive consumption of media
What is the backfire effect?
When your brain reacts to information that goes against your core values and beliefs
Why is it unlikely that social media companies and Google will give us control over our data?
Because their economic model relies upon access to and use of our data
List two of the factors that are used to determine Fair Use of materials…
THE PURPOSE OF THE WORK - commercial or educational – how transformative is it? NATURE OF THE WORK - factual or fictional/creative use AMOUNT USED - are you using all of the work or just a portion EFFECT ON MARKET - does your use of it impact the market value of the work
The idea that authors/researchers want to share their results w/ a wide audience is @ the core of what Aaron Swartz was fighting for. It is called the [blank] Movement.
Open Access
Why did sensationalism in the news increase in the 1830’s as distribution of papers increased?
The business model changed to a reliance on advertising for revenue which required a broad based audience