Digital literacy can equip the elderly to be responsive, resilient,\nand independent when facing the risks of hoaxes and online scams.<\/p>\n
Denpasar (ANTARA) - In the past, before information technology became\nas advanced as it is today, senior citizens usually enjoyed their\nretirement through farming, gardening, exercising, deepening their\nspirituality, or playing with their grandchildren.<\/p>\n
Nowadays, the elderly also spend their time utilising information\ntechnology, notably through social media. Through social media, they can\nexpand cross-generational connections, engage in virtual face-to-face\ninteractions with old friends or family, share photos and videos, share\nbeautiful memories, and use these platforms as a source of\ninformation.<\/p>\n
The options are diverse, ranging from instant messaging applications\nlike WhatsApp to platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and\nTikTok, which are currently trending.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Communication and Digital (Kemkomdigues), through the\n2025 Indonesia Digital Society Index (IMDI), revealed that the\nIndonesian public in general is digitally proficient. This is evidenced\nby an increase in the 2025 IMDI by 1.19 points to 44.53, up from 43.34\nin 2024.<\/p>\n
This picture aligns with the 2025 survey results from the Indonesian\nInternet Service Providers Association (APJII), which shows that the\nelderly are one of the highest groups of mobile phone users, reaching\n91.13 per cent.<\/p>\n
However, the high usage of smartphones by the elderly is not\nnecessarily balanced by adequate understanding or literacy levels. This\nis because one of the four pillars measured in the IMDI, namely digital\nliteracy, actually requires extra attention and effort as its value\ndecreased by 8.97 points to 49.28.<\/p>\n
The rapid flow of information and entertainment on social media\nbrings its own risks to society, including the elderly. This group is\nvulnerable to becoming targets of online scams and exposure to false\ninformation or hoaxes spreading across the digital space.<\/p>\n
These information disturbances are generally divided into three\nforms: misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. This concept\nwas formulated by Claire Wardle and Hossein Derakhshan in their 2017\nbook, \u2018Information Disorder: Toward an Interdisciplinary Framework for\nResearch and Policymaking\u2019.<\/p>\n
Although all three forms of information disorder have negative\nimpacts, they possess distinct differences and characteristics.<\/p>\n
Misinformation is incorrect information spread without the intention\nto cause harm, although it remains misleading. Unlike misinformation,\ndisinformation is false information that is intentionally created and\nspread to harm others through manipulation or engineering.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, malinformation is fact-based information spread with\nmalicious intent to harm specific parties, such as leaking personal data\ninto the public domain to trigger harassment or hate speech.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/the-elderly-ai-and-digital-ethics-countering-hoaxes-1788415558", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }