ACTIVITY 10.2 - From Scrolls to Shares: How Ordinary Citizens Uphold Digital Ethics
After conducting interviews with four non-professional individuals—a vegetable vendor, a sikad driver, a tricycle driver, and a sari-sari store owner—I learned that while most of them are unfamiliar with the term “digital citizenship,” they still practice many of its principles in their daily online behavior. Only the sari-sari store owner had heard of digital citizenship and was able to define it as being a responsible internet user who knows how to behave, what to post, and how to treat others online. The other three had never heard of the term, but when asked to guess, they gave thoughtful responses suggesting it had something to do with using the internet or mobile devices properly and responsibly. All four interviewees use smartphones to connect to the internet, mostly for social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Their common online activities include watching reels or videos, chatting with friends and family, and checking messages for business or per...
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