Jakarta Appoints Student Ambassadors to Combat Hoaxes, Boost Digital Literacy
Jakarta has appointed two high school students as 'Jakarta Anti-Hoax Ambassadors' to educate their peers on critical information filtering amid the rampant spread of misinformation on social media, aiming to enhance digital literacy among the youth.
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