Implementation Of Digital Literacy Towards Millennial Universitas Bangka Belitung Students Against Hoaxes

Penerapan Literasi Digital Menuju Mahasiswa Universitas Bangka Belitung Milenial Anti Hoax

Abstract

The number of Internet users in Indonesia has reached 132.7 million people out of 256.2 million Indonesian population. The reality shows that the large number of Internet users in Indonesia, as well as the high frequency of accessing information content and social media, does not necessarily guarantee the 'maturity' of Indonesian netizens in using the Internet. In addition to the gap that occurs, various cases of Internet abuse are also rampant, ranging from internet fraud, addiction or addiction, violation of privacy, reality bias, to the most recent one is the spread of hoaxes. The method used in this service activity is to facilitate the improvement of students' understanding of digital literacy and hoax information by conducting training through (a) lecture method (b) practice method (c) mentoring method. This service activity involving students was held at the Babel IV Building, Universitas Bangka Belitung. This activity aims to provide students with an understanding of the meaning of hoaxes, the background of someone producing and spreading hoaxes, the cycle of information dissemination and hoaxes, the media for spreading hoaxes, the circle of spreading hoaxes, and how to anticipate hoaxes. The ways are (a) Be careful with provocative titles, (b) Look at the site address (URL), (c) Check facts and verify the truth, (d) Get involved in various anti hoax groups and (e) Check the authenticity of photos. The service activities carried out provide outputs in the form of forming an understanding in digital literacy, especially in avoiding hoax news as a form of news that is not true so that it becomes a smart society in literacy. The socialization of digital literacy towards anti-hoax millennial Universitas Bangka Belitung (UBB) students was attended by students with speakers from the Universitas Bangka Belitung Library and the results of collaboration with the UPT Perpustakaan Universitas Bangka Belitung