Today's youth are being exposed to a vast array of technological innovations and advances, but governments and corporations often withhold and restrict the flow of information to benefit themselves. Looking at Jeff Share's article and other sources, we can come to the conclusion that it is now the time, more than ever, to begin teaching children critical media literacy, where they can directly engage with multiple forms of media, but doing so in a way that they can think critically and question the information they are provided with.
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