Deepfake and Digital Citizenship

Abstract

Artificial intelligence technologies are beneficial for individuals' lives, but those technologies are also sources of mass and chaos. Due to hyper-realistic videos based on artificial intelligence, deepfakes have effects on the public and individuals in terms of manipulation. Researchers try to warn the public and individuals about the threats and harms of these technologies. Moreover, users cannot distinguish whether it is real and fake. As it is known, children and youths are vulnerable to the dark side of technology. So, for risks and harms of technology, digital citizenship is advised as a protection method. In this chapter, the long-term effects of digital citizenship in terms of protecting children and youths from the dangers and threats of deepfakes will be discussed in depth.