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NewsFeed Defenders on Windows Pc

Developed By: iCivics

License: Free

Rating: 3,9/5 - 221 votes

Last Updated: April 18, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

Game Details

Version 1.0.6
Size 63.5 MB
Release Date December 25, 23
Category Educational Games

Game Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (3)]

What's New:
Compatibility updates [see more]

Description from Developer:
NewsFeed Defenders is a challenging online game that engages players with the standards of journalism, showing you how to spot a variety of methods behind the viral deception we al... [read more]

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About this game

On this page you can download NewsFeed Defenders and play on Windows PC. NewsFeed Defenders is free Educational game, developed by iCivics. Latest version of NewsFeed Defenders is 1.0.6, was released on 2023-12-25 (updated on 2024-04-18). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of NewsFeed Defenders is 3,9. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This game had been rated by 221 users, 28 users had rated it 5*, 115 users had rated it 1*.

How to play NewsFeed Defenders on Windows?

Instruction on how to play NewsFeed Defenders on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install NewsFeed Defenders on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this game on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Play NewsFeed Defenders using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "NewsFeed Defenders" icon on the home screen to start playing, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to play NewsFeed Defenders on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "NewsFeed Defenders" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

Discussion

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NewsFeed Defenders is a challenging online game that engages players with the standards of journalism, showing you how to spot a variety of methods behind the viral deception we all face today. Join a fictional social media site focused on news and information, and meet the challenge to level up from guest user to site curator. This can only be achieved by spotting dubious posts that try to sneak in hidden ads, viral deception, and false reporting. In addition to maintaining a high-quality site, you are charged with growing traffic while keeping the posts on topic.

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Teachers: Check out our classroom resources for NewsFeed Defenders. Just visit www.icivics.org!

Learning Objectives: Players will ...
· Identify markers of verification, transparency, accountability, and independence in news stories
· Define and identify problematic news items, and other news-related types of misinformation
· Explain a variety of strategies to verify images and information
· Evaluate text for bias based on word choices and framing methods
· Use third party information to judge credibility of a source
Compatibility updates
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.