The blue whale game paradox, digital literacy and fake news

• Main Author: Polizzi, Gianfranco
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: London School of Economics and Political Science 2017
• Subjects: HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology; L Education (General); T Technology (General); Polizzi; Blue whale
• Online Access: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/79151/; http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/79151/1/Parenting%20for%20a%20Digital%20Future%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Blue%20Whale%20game%20paradox,%20digital%20literacy%20and%20fake%20news.pdf; http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/

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