IB Digital Society IA source requirements

IB Digital Society IA Source Checker

Digital Society IA sources can include articles, platform evidence, media, datasets, interviews, and technical documentation, but every external image, audio track, clip, dataset, or claim needs clear acknowledgement.

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Digital Society IA source check

Marksy reads the links or source notes you provide, applies the selected IB assessment profile, and only stops for clarification when the score depends on it.

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Digital Society IA

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Source rules

What usually works for Digital Society IA

Usually strong

News, platform policy pages, academic research, datasets, interviews, screenshots, and technical documentation.
Images/audio/video when license, creator, and source are recorded.
Case evidence showing social, ethical, cultural, economic, or political impacts of digital systems.

Needs review

Screenshots with no date or source context.
Corporate blog posts used without recognizing the author's stake.
AI-generated images or summaries used without acknowledgement.

Avoid or replace

Unattributed media assets.
Unsourced claims about platforms or users.
A presentation built around visuals that are not connected to inquiry evidence.

Examples: strong, risky, weak

Strong

A platform policy page, a news investigation, a public dataset, and attributed screenshots tied to one digital issue.

Review

A company blog explaining a feature that needs external balancing evidence.

Weak

An unattributed stock image used as evidence.

Where to find better Digital Society IA sources

If your current source gets a warning, do not just add more websites. Use searches that match the assessment rule and replace weak evidence with sources that can actually carry analysis.

Search queries to try

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Replacement moves

Replace unattributed media assets. with news, platform policy pages, academic research, datasets, interviews, screenshots, and technical documentation..

Use screenshots with no date or source context. only as context unless your teacher confirms they can carry evidence.

Add one source that gives direct evidence for the IA, not just general background.

Strong places to look

News, platform policy pages, academic research, datasets, interviews, screenshots, and technical documentation

Images/audio/video when license, creator, and source are recorded

Case evidence showing social, ethical, cultural, economic, or political impacts of digital systems

Full source-pack rules

Cite all media assets

Marksy flags source packs that include multimedia without attribution notes.

Keep sources tied to the inquiry

Sources should support analysis of a digital society issue, not decorate the presentation.

FAQs

Can Marksy guarantee that my Digital Society IA source is accepted?

No. Marksy flags likely suitability risks from published IB-style requirements and source evidence, but your teacher remains the final authority for your school and session.

What makes a source strong for Digital Society IA?

A strong source is relevant to the actual task, traceable to a clear publisher or creator, cited accurately, and matches the component's source expectations. For this checker, the best fit is usually traceable digital evidence and attributed media.

Can I use AI-generated material as a source?

AI-generated material should be treated as a tool output, not an authoritative source. If you use it, acknowledge it and verify claims through traceable primary, academic, official, or published sources.