{"id":337767,"date":"2026-04-25T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/not-just-teens-gen-xs-disinformation-dilemma-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T00:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:00:38","slug":"not-just-teens-gen-xs-disinformation-dilemma-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/not-just-teens-gen-xs-disinformation-dilemma-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Not just teens: Gen X\u2019s disinformation dilemma | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/loliutVdFIA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Not just teens: Gen X\u2019s disinformation dilemma | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/loliutVdFIA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Countries around the world have begun restricting social media access for children, but researcher Sara Wilford, from the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility at De Montfort University, says older generations are also just as vulnerable to disinformation on the internet. 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