Digital literacy key against misinformation

Hype about the metaverse or virtual world where users can interact with other avatars through headsets has been growing. While it will take years to materialise, pundits say users should develop media literacy to tackle misinformation.

“The problem is we are not encouraged to question what is taught in school. When it comes to science and technology, we learn ideas like the Bible,” said Assoc Prof Jessada Denduangboripant, lecturer at Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Science, in a forum held by the National Press Council of Thailand last week.

“Science has been around for 2,000-3,000 years. Scientists question and debunk theories to make progress. However, logic sometimes disappears from our society. Falsifiability does not exist [here],” he said.

Jessada said there is no absolute truth because it is subject to change,…