The author likely put the word "they" in quotation marks to indicate that a site's author is not always clear or obvious. This suggests that the identity of the individuals or organizations behind a website may not be transparent, and therefore, it is important to critically assess who is responsible for the information provided and their motives regarding personal information collection.
During this lesson, you read a tutorial titled "Evaluating Internet Health Information," which suggested that you ask this question to ask to check the reliability of a website: Do "they" want your personal information? What will "they" do with it?
Why did the author of this tutorial put the word they in quotation marks?
to indicate that a site's author is not always clear or obvious
to imply that the author may be more than one person
to highlight that most website's authors remain anonymous
to suggest that the author may not want to be identified
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