Medios tradicionales y digitales, información o desinformación: análisis en la paralización indígena del 03 al 13 de octubre del 2019 en Ecuador

Abstract

In a world that changes every day, information will always be vital, to make sound decisions not only for our lives, but for the functioning of humanity. In a civilization, captured by social networks, in which we have become depersonalized, there is a great problem and this comes from the misuse of the internet and digital platforms. The web is a necessary dimension, a parallel universe in which, we have learned to confuse reality with fantasy, lies with truth, we have learned to deceive ourselves, so much so that now we do not easily distinguish between what is good and what is bad. In this virtual world, in which we have bought the product that the networks sell, and which is addictive, entertainment, we pay for it with our lives, letting them focus our attention with false news, manipulating information and elections, with content conveniently edited , that keeps us engrossed, distracted, impatient and focused on the promise of an unlimited flow of messages, to fill the emptiness of every moment of our lives. It is important to understand the seriousness of the so-called fake news and land important moments for the country such as those we lived in October 2019, in which the population was affected, with a protest mobilization, which was full of aggressiveness, apparently by infiltrated and with a second intention, which many guess, but no one needs. During these 10 days, we lived without knowing exactly what was happening, without knowing whether we were informed or uninformed, so it is important to analyze the problem of mistrust and uncertainty in networks and in the discredit of our usual means of communication.