The internet is a good source of information and opened up opportunities for people all over the world. Is all information reliable online?What could be done to control information online? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

The
internet
has everything that we want to know, it has a tremendously huge range of
information
and covers almost every aspect of human's lives.
However
, everyone in
this
world could write or share any
information
that might not be legit.
Therefore
, a few steps should be taken to ensure that we only appreciate the legit
information
from the
internet
.
To begin
with,
although
the
internet
has made access to a huge range of
information
easily available, we have to be curious as not all
information
posted on the
internet
is true and legitimate. Indeed, there are always
people
who post contrary opinions to what we have already believed in. The perfect example of
this
would be the posts about the earth
that is
actually flat. On ,
theinternet
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the internet
there
are
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a wide range of posts, data and arguments to convince
people
that the earth is not round but flat.
As a result
, many
people
in my country believe that the earth is flat despite knowledge and evidence showing that it is round and rotates every 24 hours.
Therefore
, I firmly believe that not all
information
available online is reliable and can be trusted. There are a few different steps that can be taken to ensure the reliability of the data we extract online.
First,
promoting digital literacy ,
in other words
, having sufficient knowledge about how these digital platforms work and how we can filter the
information
from the
internet
.
For example
, when we read online news, we have to make sure that the publisher is well-known and reliable. Some accurate sources of news in Indonesia would be Kompas, Sindo, Republika and many others. A
further
method to control
information
is regulation. In Indonesia, there is a department that mainly focuses on
this
issue which is
the
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the Ministry of Communication and
Information
.
This
ministry is responsible for not only blocking or restricting inappropriate content like pornography
,
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but
also
ensuring that
information
accessible on the
internet
is reliable and true. In conclusion, having surf the
internet
every day, I vehemently believe that not all data available online is reliable. Governments and
people
should work together to control
information
online.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • repository
  • accessibility
  • credibility
  • regulation
  • misinformation
  • fake news
  • biased reporting
  • public opinion
  • fact-checking
  • curate
  • digital literacy
  • discern
  • censorship
  • free speech
  • integrity
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