TC Beyond the Feed: Digital Tools and Disinformation

The youth exchange will take place between 19.-25.4.2026 in Sant Adrià del Besòs, Barcelona, Spain.

Overall goal: Combating online disinformation, strengthening critical thinking, and promoting healthy digital engagement and responsible activism.

Project objectives:

1. Explore the impact of disinformation, social media, and artificial intelligence on young people’s beliefs, emotional wellbeing, and democratic participation — understanding not just what is happening online, but why it matters.
2. Expose the hidden mechanics of the digital sphere, exploring how algorithms, mainstream media narratives, emotional manipulation, and online polarization shape public opinion and influence youth attitudes.
3. Create an intercultural learning space, where participants exchange experiences, challenges, and initiatives from their different local contexts though dynamic activities.
4. Design practical solutions to counter disinformation, promote healthy relations with social media, engage in relevant digital activism within local youth communities.
5. Empower young people as informed digital citizens capable of taking an active role in online environments and contributing meaningfully to democracy.
6. Reinforce European cooperation and shared values, promoting relations between young people in Europe, while deepening participants’ understanding of the European Union.

Working language: English.

Number of participants: 1

Ideal Participant profile:

• 18+
• interested and/or active in the digital field (youth worker, young professional, activist, researcher, etc.)
• motivated to take a proactive role throughout the Training Course