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Democracy in the Age of Deepfakes: How Can We Still Trust What We See?

EAVI — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:17:05 +0000

The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has introduced a new dimension to the information landscape, enabling the creation of fabricated videos, images, and voices that convincingly imitate reality. Known as “deepfakes”, these synthetic media forms have become increasingly sophisticated and accessible, prompting concern among European policymakers and citizens alike. While they may once [...]

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Teen Age-Verification on Social Media: Australian & European Approaches

EAVI — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:33:31 +0000

Every generation faces new frontier problems. For today’s teens, the frontier is digital — a world of likes, shares, endless scrolling, and unseen pressures. With concerns mounting about mental health, attention spans, and the unseen harms of social media, Australia has taken an important step: a law banning social media access for under-16s. As [...]

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Cyberviolence Against Women in the EU: Tools, Tactics, and Responses

EAVI — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:32:56 +0000

Violence against women no longer exists as a phenomenon confined to the physical world. As a consequence of the rise of digital technologies, a new type of harm has developed. Cyber Violence against Women and Girls (CVAWG) represents a relatively new, but pervasive dimension of gender-based violence. From targeted harassment and deepfake abuse to [...]

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Building Digital Media Literacy Competencies in the Classroom: Becoming Digital Citizens

EAVI — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 08:52:34 +0000

Over the past several years, the growing need for students to not simply consume media products and content, but also to be critical evaluators and ethical producers themselves, has been a primary focus of media literacy scholars and researchers. For this very reason, the module “Building Digital Media Literacy Competencies in the Classroom: Becoming [...]

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When Convenience Costs: AI Tools and the Decline of Critical Thinking

EAVI — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 14:50:31 +0000

A recent study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab on the impact of ChatGPT on the human brain, published in June 2025, has not gone unnoticed by media professionals and media consumers – and that is rightly so. MIT neuroscientists conducted a study on 54 volunteer MIT undergraduates and postdoctoral researchers [...]

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The Battle for Truth in Europe

EAVI — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:01:46 +0000

09/04/2025 At some point, we’ve all stumbled upon a wild social media post—something along the lines of “The EU is planning to tax people for excessive breathing!” The comment section? A chaotic mix of outrage, panic, and elaborate conspiracy theories about shadowy government plots. Only when a sharp-eyed user points out that [...]

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Are Your Devices Helping or Hooking You? Understanding Affordances & Digital Wellbeing

EAVI — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:42:39 +0000

Let’s be honest—most of us have, at some point, picked up our phones to check a single notification and then resurfaced an hour later from an Instagram rabbit hole, wondering what sorcery just occurred. If this sounds familiar, congratulations! You are a victim of affordances—the invisible strings that dictate how we use technology. [...]

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Ecomedia Literacy: Integrating Ecology into Media Literacy

EAVI — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:34 +0000

Each year, the ICT sector is responsible for approximately 3.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This means that the digital devices we use daily, including smartphones, laptops, and data centres, release billions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere, contributing significantly to climate change. Production of a single smartphone generates around [...]

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Finnish National Curriculum on Media Literacy: A Global Model for Education

EAVI — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:13:43 +0000

Finland has consistently received praise for its excellent educational system, which includes media literacy as a core component of the national curriculum. Early exposure to media literacy helps Finnish students navigate an increasingly complex digital world by promoting critical thinking, digital responsibility, and an awareness of media influence. This strategy is based on cooperation [...]

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Media Policy in Focus: Unpacking the EU’s Competences

EAVI — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:06:02 +0000

What the EU is doing? The European Union’s role in shaping media policy across its member states continues to evolve, balancing cultural diversity with economic interests in an increasingly digital world. Recent developments have highlighted the complexities and controversies surrounding the EU’s competencies in this area while also underscoring the growing importance of [...]

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