We need new digital skills

Anastasia Kozyreva on strategies that help us gain more control over the way we use online media. Anastasia Kozyreva researches strategies for better use of online media at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development. Privat - According to Statista, people in Germany spend around five and a half hours online every day. Many realise that this is not beneficial for them, but find it difficult to switch off the computer or put away the mobile phone. Researchers from Berlin, Stanford and Bristol have developed a strategy to make this easier. Anastasia Kozyreva, co-author and researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, explains how this can help people gain more control over their own online media use. Ms Kozyreva, why do we spend so much time on social media and fall prey to fake news and seemingly outrageous claims? Anastasia Kozyreva : We humans are social creatures for whom it's always been very important to get information from our community and share it with others to survive.