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Youth and Violent Extremism on Social Media: Mapping the Research Year of publication: 2017 Author: Séraphin Alava | Divina Frau-Meigs | Ghayda Hassan Corporate author: UNESCO | Information for All Programme (IFAP) Does social media lead vulnerable individuals to resort to violence? Many people believe it does. And they respond with online censorship, surveillance and counter-speech. But what do we really know about the Internet as a cause, and what do we know about the impact of these reactions? All over the world, governments and Internet companies are making decisions on the basis of assumptions about the causes and remedies to violent attacks.The challenge is to have analysis and responses firmly grounded. The need is for a policy that is constructed on the basis of facts and evidence, and not founded on hunches – or driven by panic and fearmongering.It is in this context that UNESCO has commissioned the study titled Youth and Violent Extremism on Social Media – Mapping the Research. This work provides a global mapping of research (mainly during 2012-16) about the assumed roles played by social media in violent radicalization processes, especially when they affect youth and women. The research responds to the belief that the Internet at large is an active vector for violent radicalization that facilitates the proliferation of violent extremist ideologies.Indeed, much research shows that protagonists are indeed heavily spread throughout the Internet. There is a growing body of knowledge about how terrorists use cyberspace. Less clear, however, is the impact of this use, and even more opaque is the extent to which counter measures are helping to promote peaceful alternatives. While Internet may play a facilitating role, it is not established that there is a causative link between it and radicalization towards extremism, violent radicalization, or the commission of actual acts of extremist violence. 
Mapping Digital Literacy Policy and Practice in the Canadian Education Landscape Year of publication: 2015 Author: Michael Hoechsmann | Helen DeWaard Corporate author: MediaSmarts This paper Mapping Digital Literacy Policy and Practice in the Canadian Landscape draws on policy and curriculum documents from across Canada to synthesize key concepts and best practices in current digital literacy education. 
Understanding Media and Information Literacy (MIL) in the Digital Age: A Question of Democracy Year of publication: 2019 Author: Ulla Carlsson Corporate author: University of Gothenburg | UNESCO This book consists of three parts. In the first part, a number of articles of a more general nature discuss media and information literacy (MIL) in a variety of contexts as well as courses of development on national, regional and global levels. The focus in the second part is on Sweden, the host the UNESCO Global MIL Week Feature Conference 2019. The articles in this part present current research findings, policy decisions and political initiatives, and some examples of ‘best practices’ in the MIL area. The third part presents a new approach to MIL in a context of social change and Agenda 2030. 
Teaching and Learning With Twitter Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: Twitter | UNESCO This resource is for educators who want to design lessons around media and information literacy and how it relates to global citizenship and digital citizenship education. Whether your focus is on media and information literacy (MIL) or nurturing good online habits, or other social competencies, there’ll be something here for you. 
Balancing Act: Countering Digital Disinformation While Respecting Freedom of Expression Year of publication: 2020 Author: Kalina Bontcheva | Julie Posetti Corporate author: UNESCO | Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development. Working Group on AI Capacity Building | International Telecommunication Union (ITU) This report provides stakeholders with a rich suite of sector-specific recommendations, as well as a helpful 23-point framework that can be used for assessing any particular response to disinformation in the context of freedom of expression challenges. This research will help the widest range of key actors to better understand this phenomenon, and especially the way the world is responding to it, and where the gaps are.At the heart of this knowledge product is the need to balance responses to disinformation with respect for freedom of expression. The research shows us that this can be done. 
Global Citizenship and Multimedia: Guidelines for Teachers and Educators Year of publication: 2019 Author: Giorgia Bailo | Mirca Ognisanti | Simona Bruni | Adriana Aralica | Sandra Oliveira | Fernando Catarino | Celia Quico | Maria Leonida | Dimitra Deroyiannis | Alessandro Soriani | Charlot Cassar Corporate author: WeWorld Onlus | European Union (EU) The objective of this book is to strengthen and systematize the effectiveness of global citizenship education through the use of new technologies, within and outside the school context. The aim is to provide theoretical basis and specific tools that can be used directly in educational activities, to promote critical thinking and the active involvement of young people in topics such as human rights, migration, climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals. Both the theoretical and practical sections have been laid out starting from the good practices already tested in several European countries, and the proposed educational methodologies intend to foster technology as an inclusive tool, therefore as an incentive for participation and dialogue between different cultures. 
Media and Information Literacy: Non-Formal Education Guide for All Platforms Year of publication: 2019 Author: Nosa Owens-Ibie | Ifedolapo Ademosu | Abiodun Oyeleye Corporate author: UNESCO Dakar The aim of this book is to provide a basic understanding of the idea of media and information literacy (MIL). This book is meant to teach people how to access, understand and evaluate information, the different types of governance systems that exist and how it affects them as citizens. It is also meant to ensure that users know how to use and share information responsibly. 
Media and Information Literacy: Policy and Strategy Guidelines Year of publication: 2013 Author: Alton Grizzle | Penny Moore | Michael Dezuanni | Sanjay Asthana | Carolyn Wilson | Fackson Banda | Chido Onumah | Maria Carme Torras Calvo Corporate author: UNESCO This resource aims to treat MIL as a composite concept, unifying information literacy and media literacy as well as considering the right to freedom of expression and access to information through ICTs. It is divided into two parts. Part 1 is the MIL Policy Brief, and is designed for policy or decision makers and can serve as a summary of the publication. Part 2 is divided into several comprehensive chapters and suggests: 1) how to enlist MIL a development tool; 2) conceptual frameworks for MIL policies and strategies; and 3) model MIL policy and strategies that can be adapted by countries globally. 
Countering Online Hate Speech Year of publication: 2015 Author: Iginio Gagliardone | Danit Gal | Thiago Alves | Gabriela Martinez Corporate author: UNESCO The present report provides a global overview of the dynamics characterizing hate speech online and some of the measures that have been adopted to counteract and mitigate it, highlighting good practices that have emerged at the local and global levels. While the study offers a comprehensive analysis of the international, regional and national normative frameworks developed to address hate speech online, and their repercussions for freedom of expression, it places particular emphasis on social and non-regulatory mechanisms that can help to counter the production, dissemination and impact of hateful messages online. 
Bookmarks: A Manual for Combating Hate Speech Online Through Human Rights Education Year of publication: 2020 Author: Ellie Keen | Mara Georgescu Corporate author: Council of Europe The work of the Council of Europe for democracy is strongly based on education: education in schools, and education as a lifelong learning process of practising democracy, such as in non-formal learning activities. Human rights education and education for democratic citizenship form an integral part of what we have to secure to make democracy sustainable. Hate speech is one of the most worrying forms of racism and discrimination prevailing across Europe and amplified by the Internet and social media.Hate speech online is the visible tip of the iceberg of intolerance and ethnocentrism. Young people are directly concerned as agents and victims of online abuse of human rights; Europe needs young people to care and look after human rights, the life insurance for democracy.Bookmarks was originally published to support the No Hate Speech Movement youth campaign of the Council of Europe for human rights online. Bookmarks is useful for educators wanting to address hate speech online from a human rights perspective, both inside and outside the formal education system. The manual is designed for working with learners aged 13 to 18 but the activities can be adapted to other age ranges.This edition of Bookmarks reflects the end of the coordination of the youth campaign by the Council Europe. The campaign may be officially over, but the education and awarenessraising to counter hate speech and promote human rights values remain an urgent task for young people of all ages.