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Gen Z Action Guide - Ghosto Malaysia

A youth-centered response to our shared social dilemma

The compassionate tech movement needs Gen Z, the most connected, engaged, and educated generation. While young people didn’t cause this issue, their direct experiences and new views may improve it. In this brief tutorial, you’ll analyse the issue and uncover systemic remedies. Challenge yourself and your friends to finish the full guide or choose relevant sections.

INVESTIGATE

A 5,000 person study found that higher social media use correlated with self-reported declinesin mental and physical health and life satisfaction.

-American Journal of Epidemiology, 2017-

Persuasive design techniques like push notifications and the endless scroll of your newsfeed have created a feedback loop that keeps us glued to our devices.
Activity
INVESTIGATE
Take this Big Five personality test from Tactical Tech and see how your particular personality influences the ads you see. Then check out what Facebook predicts your interests are – how accurate are they?
The # of countries with political disinformation campaigns on social media doubled in the past 2 years.

-New York Times-

Social media advertising gives anyone the opportunity to reach huge numbers of people with phenomenal ease, giving bad actors the tools to sow unrest and fuel political divisions.
Activity
INVESTIGATE
Take the Misinformation Medic’s misinformation quiz. With your new knowledge, use their misinformation checklist to find and identify one piece of misinformation online. From what sources do you typically get news and information? How do you know they’re trustworthy?
64% of the people who joined extremist groups on Facebook did so because the algorithms steered them there.

-Internal Facebook report, 2018-

Algorithms promote content that sparks outrage, hate, and amplifies biases within the data that we feed them.
Activity
INVESTIGATE
Inspect how your favorite websites are tracking your activity online using The Markup’s Blacklight tool. How might this kind of behavior disproportionately impact certain communities? You can learn more about algorithmic scoring here.
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TAKE ACTION

Now that you have a better understanding of the issue, you may take measures to alter your approach to technology in order to aid in its restoration.

Fight fire with fire

Share the social dilemma on social media with those who most need to see it
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Share your story

#DoNotDisturb offers a platform for young people like you to bring your voice to this movement. Share your experience, and help reimagine the future.
GET STARTED​

Block unwanted ads

Join the Sum of Us community in sending a message to social platforms that their advertising business model amplifies hate and misinformation
Block Now

financial support

Donate to our allies today! Your financial support is the most impactful way to ensure Youth can thrive in a digital world
ALLIES LIST​

Detox the algorithm

Join Avaaz in calling on social media platforms and regulators to end the amplification and monetization of hate speech and misinformation
Detox Now

Family Media Agreement

Use Common Sense Media’s Family Media Agreement and Device Contract to set realistic rules that make sense for your family
Set the rules

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