"The term digital citizen is used with different meanings. According to the definition provided by Karen Mossberger, one of the authors of Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society, and Participation, digital citizens are 'those who use the internet regularly and effectively.'"
A discussion of how media literacy is a key component of being a responsible digital citizen.
Social media: Understanding how social media platforms work, their impact on society, and the potential risks associated with their use.
Cyberbullying: Understanding the nature of cyberbullying and learning strategies to prevent and respond to it effectively.
Online privacy and security: Understanding the risks of sharing personal information online and knowing how to protect oneself from cybercrime.
Digital footprints: Understanding how one's online presence can affect their offline life and learning how to manage their digital footprint.
Copyright and fair use: Understanding intellectual property rights and how to properly use and credit sources in online media.
Online grooming and exploitation: Understanding the risks of online grooming and learning how to protect oneself from online exploitation.
News literacy: Understanding the role of the media in shaping public opinion and learning how to evaluate media sources for accuracy, balance, and bias.
Online addiction: Understanding the potential risks and negative effects of excessive internet use, social media, and gaming.
Online hoaxes: Understanding the nature of online hoaxes, fake news, and propaganda and learning how to spot them and prevent their spread.
Online safety: Understanding the potential risks associated with online interactions, such as meeting strangers online, and learning how to stay safe online.
Media literacy education: Understanding the need for media literacy education in schools and the potential benefits of integrating it into the curriculum.
Digital citizenship: Understanding the responsibilities and ethical implications of online behavior and learning how to be a good digital citizen.
information overload: Understanding the consequences of information overload and learning how to effectively manage information consumption.
Online communication: Understanding the different modes of online communication and learning how to communicate effectively and respectfully in online interactions.
Digital divide: Understanding the unequal distribution of access to technology and learning how to address and bridge the digital divide.
Visual Literacy: The ability to understand, interpret and appraise visual media such as photographs, videos, and infographics.
News Literacy: The ability to identify, analyze and evaluate news sources and articles in order to make informed decisions.
Advertising Literacy: The ability to critically analyze and interpret advertising messages and understand the motives behind them.
Digital Citizenship: The knowledge and skills necessary for online participation, including digital etiquette, online privacy, internet safety, and responsible use of technology.
Information Literacy: The ability to locate, evaluate and effectively use information from various sources, including digital media.
Social Media Literacy: The ability to understand the social and cultural aspects of social media use, including the impact of social media on identity, relationships, and society.
Critical Thinking: The ability to analyze and evaluate information in a critical and systematic way, with an understanding of the influence of bias, context and perspective.
Copyright and Intellectual Property Literacy: The understanding of the ethical and legal issues surrounding the use of copyrighted material and intellectual property.
Cyberbullying Prevention: The knowledge and skills necessary to prevent and respond to cyberbullying, including empathy, communication, and conflict resolution.
Gaming Literacy: The ability to engage in gaming in a responsible and ethical manner, including an understanding of the risks and benefits of gaming, and the ability to critically analyze gaming content.
"More recent elaborations of the concept define digital citizenship as the self-enactment of people’s role in society through the use of digital technologies."
"...stress the empowering and democratizing characteristics of the citizenship idea."
"...the ever-increasing datafication of contemporary societies...called into question the meaning of 'being (digital) citizens in a datafied society'...characterized by the increasing datafication of social life and the pervasive presence of surveillance practices – see surveillance and surveillance capitalism, the use of Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data."
"Datafication presents crucial challenges for the very notion of citizenship."
"Data collection can no longer be seen as an issue of privacy alone."
"...we are no longer mere 'users' of technologies, since they shape our agency both as individuals and as citizens."
"Digital citizenship is the responsible and respectful use of technology."
"It teaches skills to communicate, collaborate, and act positively on any online platform."
"It also teaches empathy, privacy protection, and security measures to prevent data breach and identity theft."
"It [digital citizenship] teaches...to find reliable sources."
"It [digital citizenship] teaches skills...to engage online."
"It [digital citizenship] protects and promotes human rights."
"...using information technology (IT) in order to engage in society, politics, and government."
"It also teaches...privacy protection, and security measures to prevent data breach and identity theft."
"It teaches skills to communicate, collaborate, and act positively on any online platform."
"...stressing the empowering and democratizing characteristics of the citizenship idea."
"...the increasing datafication of social life and the pervasive presence of surveillance practices."
"...the use of Artificial Intelligence."
"It teaches...the ability to participate or the ability to stay safe."