The issue of security and privacy is one of the most pressing in the digital environment and the media. Understanding the legal mechanisms concerning security allows one to develop critical thinking and opportunities in the legal field if any rights have been violated. Common Sense Media and UNESCO promote the development and education of people in media literacy from various professions, including politics, education, and the media, where determining the veracity of information is a crucial skill. This knowledge can protect against cyberattacks, information leaks due to the user’s fault, and other crimes in the online environment. UNESCO and the Center for News Literacy seek to expand their reach by looking beyond media literacy projects to include peers, events in schools, and creating an authentic environment for concrete practice. Such a diversified activity is explained by the highly negative consequences of the lack of media literacy in various social strata, which collectively affect society.
Facebook, led by Mark Zuckerberg, is considered an example. Security is fundamental in this kind of resource, as it contains much confidential information in vast amounts per population. Newcomers to the site and older people often do not have the appropriate level of media literacy that would allow them to be calm about their data. As a result, exceptional social companies are required, which will increase knowledge in the field of online security through various activities. The consequences of Facebook hacks are often discussed in the media and range from the optimistic that the data will not give criminals an advantage to the highly pessimistic about identity theft. In addition, the problem is compounded by the fact that, due to the lack of alternatives and the focus on incidents, the media often highlight Facebook’s low social responsibility concerning leaks. Users who express their opinion often deny agreeing with the company’s current policy regarding security issues, but at the national level in the media, the corresponding reaction is observed only in the United States. As a result, the reaction of mainstream media consumers to the security incident and the Facebook cases that followed it is primarily an anti-tech giant’s point of view with no notable country-specific differences.