TikTok opens a campaign to encourage users to verify information

As part of the new campaign, TikTok collaborated with a number of content creators, public figures and charity organization The Student View to create a series of videos on this social platform.

Announcing the launch of the new campaign, TikTok claims it “takes its responsibility to educate users seriously.” (Source: 24h.com.vn) TikTok has just launched the #FactCheckYourFeed campaign to equip users with the necessary skills to think critically when interacting with content appearing on this social network. As a result, users can safely operate on the TikTok platform, unaffected by potentially harmful content. In the framework of the new campaign, TikTok collaborates with a number of content creators, public figures and the charity organization The Student View – which aims to improve public understanding of the media – to created a series of videos on this social networking platform. Videos will help keep TikTok users safe and keep them growing critical thinking when operating on social network space . In announcing the launch of the new campaign, TikTok stated that “it takes its responsibility to educate users seriously, which means making sure that everyone has access to good and accurate information no matter what.” whenever they need it.” TikTok assesses that to achieve this, “it is important for users to be able to properly identify what they are watching and understand that they may be exposed to inaccurate and harmful information.” For some users, learning on TikTok means understanding the natural world. For others, it might be learning to make banana bread or spaghetti, learning how to sing a song, or discovering new books. Or as in the current time of the COVID-19 epidemic, it is very important for users to be equipped with the right information about vaccines. On that basis, the trend #FactCheckYourFeed has been implemented with a series of instructional videos to help build critical thinking while watching videos, as well as how to identify true or false news. The videos cover a variety of topics, including how to think critically and constructively, identify fake news and misinformation, and how to approach information in a balanced way. . Specifically, TikTok’s video series will feature content contributions from the following members: @mrdanwalker – Journalist and host Dan Walker will explain why users need to read the (eye-catching) headlines we see in the news and media with a critical eye. @maxfostercnn – Definition of critical thinking and how it can help us solve problems, as well as tips on how to win an argument. @ayaanahmed – Talking about the 5 Ws in communication (Who? What? Where? When? Why?), thereby helping users gather information and solve problems. @bnfreestyle – Discussing understanding others and why talking to someone with a different perspective helps us challenge our own. This also helps users get a complete picture of an event, before they make related decisions. @thisisiona – Discusses how to build a balanced “news meal” and explains why we should absorb information from a variety of sources. TikTok stated that in the current period, when the factor of trust and interaction with what users see online is becoming more important than ever, the ambition of this social network with the #FactCheckYourFeed movement is to encourage encourages the user community to “dig deep” a little more, to think a little more broadly when receiving content. Developing these important skills will not only be valuable to users while they are online, but can also bring many other benefits to them in their most ordinary lives.