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 ,

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the internet

there

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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

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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.