1 . How to Protect Against Undue Influence Online
The potential for undue influence has become increasingly significant in this era of digital interconnectivity. Undue influence can affect our perceptions and influence our decisions. It may even end anger our autonomy (自主) and mental health.
Understand what undue influence is
The first step to protecting yourself is understanding what undue influence is. Undue influence refers to a situation in which an individual or group employs unreasonable control over another person’s behavior information, thoughts, and emotions.
Develop media literacy skills
In an age of fake news, it is crucial to develop media literacy skills.
Delete as much data as you can about yourself. Be mindful of what information you share online, and always ensure that your online activities are secured through reliable sources. Review all policies on platforms, especially “free” ones. If you aren’t paying, then you are the product, as in many cases, they are selling your data.
By including these steps into your digital life, you can protect yourself from undue influence in the online world, ensuring that you can think and act independently, free from ill control.
| A．Prioritize privacy |
| B．Be mindful of free ones |
| C．It’s vital to have a health y Internet and real-life balance. |
| D．In the digital world, undue influence can take many forms. |
| E．Everyone deserves the right to live free from undue influence. |
| F．They involve analyzing, evaluating, and creating media in various forms. |
| G．Here are some essential strategies for you to protect yourself online from undue influence. |
2 . In the social media age, teenagers are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites than ever before.
According to a Common Sense Media research study, more than eight in ten teenagers have visited a social networking site like Facebook, and three out four teenagers now have an account on a social networking site.
However, while social media sites can improve teenagers’ communication abilities, experts say that social networking could be harmful to healthy teenage self-esteem. Health educator and motivational speaker Scott Fried began working with teenagers 22 years ago. He recently developed a new lecture, “Broken-Heartedness and Intimacy in the Age of Social Media,” to discuss with teenagers the differences between their personalities online and their true selves.
“The definition of growing up is bringing together many different parts of your personality,” Fried said. “As you grow, they turn into one whole personality. Now, you have a personality at school, at home, and online. The goal of being a teenager is to bring together all these different parts that are shown online in a complete way.”
Fried uses the phrase “compare and despair” to describe the bad effect of social media / on teenage self-esteem. you compare yourself to someone else, you’re usually going to end up despairing.”
Fried said, “One of the problems with social media is that we throw our best selves out there, or what we like to think of as our best self.”
Psychologist Nadine De Ciordany says that teenagers who already have low self-esteem can get easily depressed and give others their low self-esteem. She thinks social media is causing more and more depression. She adds that parents should educate their children early on social media.
“Teenagers can use a whole lot of resources that affect the way they deal with peer pressure,” De Giordaiiy said, “As the child is growing up, supervise(监督) what it is that they have access to. There is an age that social media is appropriate for and there is an age that isn’t appropriate for.”
1. What does the research find?| A．About 75% of teenagers have a Facebook account. |
| B．Teenagers like to share opinions with others on social media. |
| C．Social media users generally have better communication skills. |
| D．Over 80% of teenagers have access to a social networking site. |
| A．Teenagers like to compete with others on social media. |
| B．Teenagers often get rid of their true selves on social media. |
| C．Teenagers present the same personality in different situations. |
| D．Teenagers like to show the greatest parts of themselves on social media. |
| A．Social media should set a minimum age limit. |
| B．Teenagers should have right to any social networking sites. |
| C．Parents should monitor what is accessible to their children. |
| D．Teenagers should be free to use social media for their problems. |
| A．Social media have bad effects on teenagers. |
| B．More and more teenagers use social media. |
| C．Social media promote teenagers’ communication skills. |
| D．Teenagers have better developed their personalities online. |
