danah boyd

zephoria.bsky.social

16 October 2026 17:53

Do govt bans on social media actually help youth? Probably not. Worse, they basically advertise social media as "cool" just when teens are over it. Do teens who want to access these services find ways around it? You betcha. Here are a few thoughts: www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/16/1...

Farzaneh Bad

farzdusa.bsky.social

06 October 2026 13:28

Experts criticize use of AI for health and especially mental health as if we have provided people with all the health infrastructure they need. they criticize it for education as if you don't have exhausted teachers that can't do individualized support.

Rob Sica

robsica.bsky.social

03 October 2026 20:31

🔪"Spending time using popular social media platforms is not directly related to Americans’ ability to discriminate between truths and falsehoods, even among those who characterize a platform as their most important source of news."

YetAnotherSteve

yaseppochi.bsky.social

30 September 2026 09:15

Gotcha 👍 I stand by my follow-up though.

Daphne Keller

daphnek.bsky.social

29 September 2026 20:07

Your periodic reminder that "the company ignored employees' warnings" very often just means "people discussed what to do and not everyone agreed." Having these conversations is good. Fearing that open discussion will lead to gotcha headlines is bad.