cliffmanning.bsky.social
@cliffmanning.bsky.social
Maker of More Than Robots and rambler around a venn of young people/ family / digital / equity
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'Almost a third of users in each group said that they had purchased something as a result of the #ASMR or self-improvement content they had seen (29% and 32%, respectively). '
www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-an...
www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-an...
Understanding children’s use and perceptions of ASMR and self-improvement content
This report is part of broader research exploring children’s experiences and views of the online environment, helping build the evidence base on popular content and its potential impact on children an...
www.ofcom.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
'Almost a third of users in each group said that they had purchased something as a result of the #ASMR or self-improvement content they had seen (29% and 32%, respectively). '
www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-an...
www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-an...
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🚨ICYMI: Have you seen our latest data commentary exploring how digital technologies are shaping young people's experiences of growing up?
Hint: it's a more complicated picture than headlines suggest.
We spotlighted three key charts in this thread. Dive into the data and read the analysis
Hint: it's a more complicated picture than headlines suggest.
We spotlighted three key charts in this thread. Dive into the data and read the analysis
🧵 Digital technologies are part of everyday life for today’s 14–24-year-olds, the first generation to be entirely born in the digital age.
Public discourse can focus on the harms of these tools, but the conclusions from our Grown Up? programme’s data commentary paint a more complex picture.
Public discourse can focus on the harms of these tools, but the conclusions from our Grown Up? programme’s data commentary paint a more complex picture.
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🚨ICYMI: Have you seen our latest data commentary exploring how digital technologies are shaping young people's experiences of growing up?
Hint: it's a more complicated picture than headlines suggest.
We spotlighted three key charts in this thread. Dive into the data and read the analysis
Hint: it's a more complicated picture than headlines suggest.
We spotlighted three key charts in this thread. Dive into the data and read the analysis
More Than Robots November edition, is available now
Featuring @nuffieldfoundation.org @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social @ofcom.bsky.social @pewresearch.org @revealingreality.bsky.social @parentzone.org.uk and more
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
Featuring @nuffieldfoundation.org @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social @ofcom.bsky.social @pewresearch.org @revealingreality.bsky.social @parentzone.org.uk and more
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
More Than Robots #95 November 2025
For gold in phisike is a cordial; Therefore he loved gold in special.
www.morethanrobots.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
More Than Robots November edition, is available now
Featuring @nuffieldfoundation.org @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social @ofcom.bsky.social @pewresearch.org @revealingreality.bsky.social @parentzone.org.uk and more
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
Featuring @nuffieldfoundation.org @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social @ofcom.bsky.social @pewresearch.org @revealingreality.bsky.social @parentzone.org.uk and more
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
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📣Closing this week: We're hiring an Associate Director to lead our Emerging Technology & Industry Practice research domain.
It's an exciting time to join Ada as we begin our new strategy period.
Deadline: 23:59 GMT, 16 November 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/associat...
It's an exciting time to join Ada as we begin our new strategy period.
Deadline: 23:59 GMT, 16 November 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/associat...
Ada Lovelace Institute Associate Director, Emerging Technology & Industry Practice
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
📣Closing this week: We're hiring an Associate Director to lead our Emerging Technology & Industry Practice research domain.
It's an exciting time to join Ada as we begin our new strategy period.
Deadline: 23:59 GMT, 16 November 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/associat...
It's an exciting time to join Ada as we begin our new strategy period.
Deadline: 23:59 GMT, 16 November 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/associat...
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Day 2 at our EGX FamilyGamingZone was so busy and so much fun helping families find great games. Questions answered on Switch 2 Game Chat and Game Share.
See you tomorrow?
See you tomorrow?
October 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Day 2 at our EGX FamilyGamingZone was so busy and so much fun helping families find great games. Questions answered on Switch 2 Game Chat and Game Share.
See you tomorrow?
See you tomorrow?
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We are bringing our biggest ever Family Gaming Zone back to EGX! South Hall S1680.
Over 100 games to choose from with experts on hand to suggest titles, explain PEGI and parental controls for consoles, Roblox and PC. www.familygamingdatabase.com/Family+Gamin...
See you there? Shares welcome.
Over 100 games to choose from with experts on hand to suggest titles, explain PEGI and parental controls for consoles, Roblox and PC. www.familygamingdatabase.com/Family+Gamin...
See you there? Shares welcome.
October 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We are bringing our biggest ever Family Gaming Zone back to EGX! South Hall S1680.
Over 100 games to choose from with experts on hand to suggest titles, explain PEGI and parental controls for consoles, Roblox and PC. www.familygamingdatabase.com/Family+Gamin...
See you there? Shares welcome.
Over 100 games to choose from with experts on hand to suggest titles, explain PEGI and parental controls for consoles, Roblox and PC. www.familygamingdatabase.com/Family+Gamin...
See you there? Shares welcome.
“[My social worker was] at the end of my driveway while I was, like, in the porch. It was weird.” (Aged 16)
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/in...
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/in...
INQ000587936 – Children & Young People’s Voices Project: Full report UK Covid-19 Inquiry Archives
The full report of the Children and Young People's Voices Project, providing an insight of children and young people’s experiences, and how they perceived the impact of the pandemic on them, dated 15 ...
covid19.public-inquiry.uk
October 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
“[My social worker was] at the end of my driveway while I was, like, in the porch. It was weird.” (Aged 16)
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/in...
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/in...
‘AI isn't going to wake up, become superintelligent and turn you into paperclips – but rich people with AI investor psychosis are almost certainly going to make you much, much poorer.’
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
October 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
‘AI isn't going to wake up, become superintelligent and turn you into paperclips – but rich people with AI investor psychosis are almost certainly going to make you much, much poorer.’
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
More Than Robots - October edition - is available now.
A medieval pilgrimage around the youth / digital / equity Venn and all fiefdoms in between.
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
A medieval pilgrimage around the youth / digital / equity Venn and all fiefdoms in between.
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
🏰 More Than Robots #94 October 2025
“Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.” ― Samuel Pepys
There's a LOT going on. So let us start before we get stopped.
www.morethanrobots.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
More Than Robots - October edition - is available now.
A medieval pilgrimage around the youth / digital / equity Venn and all fiefdoms in between.
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
A medieval pilgrimage around the youth / digital / equity Venn and all fiefdoms in between.
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
‘AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations:’ @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
October 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
‘AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations:’ @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...
Talking about life online can be challenging for any young person. Having speech, language and communication needs ( #SLCN ) adds complexity.
Talk:Tech is a range of visual and spoken resources to support conversations about digital.
parentzone.org.uk/TalkTech
Talk:Tech is a range of visual and spoken resources to support conversations about digital.
parentzone.org.uk/TalkTech
Talk:Tech
parentzone.org.uk
September 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Talking about life online can be challenging for any young person. Having speech, language and communication needs ( #SLCN ) adds complexity.
Talk:Tech is a range of visual and spoken resources to support conversations about digital.
parentzone.org.uk/TalkTech
Talk:Tech is a range of visual and spoken resources to support conversations about digital.
parentzone.org.uk/TalkTech
ICYMI: September's More Than Robots features stats, fakes, pre-bunking, power, media and financial literacies and opinions on all things youth / digital / equity
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
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🚸 More Than Robots #93 September 2025
the hurl and gliding / Rebuffed the big wind - Gerard Manley Hopkins
The great, tricky return to school and other routines has begun
www.morethanrobots.org.uk
September 23, 2025 at 7:32 AM
ICYMI: September's More Than Robots features stats, fakes, pre-bunking, power, media and financial literacies and opinions on all things youth / digital / equity
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
There is a clear link between a child’s and their parents’ financial capability.
Parents' digital financial capability needs to be improved, but this alone will not improve children's outcomes. Strategic parenting support is also needed.
parentzone.org.uk/sites/defaul...
Parents' digital financial capability needs to be improved, but this alone will not improve children's outcomes. Strategic parenting support is also needed.
parentzone.org.uk/sites/defaul...
parentzone.org.uk
September 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
There is a clear link between a child’s and their parents’ financial capability.
Parents' digital financial capability needs to be improved, but this alone will not improve children's outcomes. Strategic parenting support is also needed.
parentzone.org.uk/sites/defaul...
Parents' digital financial capability needs to be improved, but this alone will not improve children's outcomes. Strategic parenting support is also needed.
parentzone.org.uk/sites/defaul...
The myth of sovereign AI
a handful of American and Chinese tech firms control the #AI infrastructure — from chips and large language models to cloud services and data centers.
restofworld.org/2025/chinese...
a handful of American and Chinese tech firms control the #AI infrastructure — from chips and large language models to cloud services and data centers.
restofworld.org/2025/chinese...
The myth of sovereign AI: Countries rely on U.S. and Chinese tech
As countries pursue self-sufficiency in AI, they risk depending on foreign companies, undermining their independence and their goals.
restofworld.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The myth of sovereign AI
a handful of American and Chinese tech firms control the #AI infrastructure — from chips and large language models to cloud services and data centers.
restofworld.org/2025/chinese...
a handful of American and Chinese tech firms control the #AI infrastructure — from chips and large language models to cloud services and data centers.
restofworld.org/2025/chinese...
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Celebrate with us! Our biggest @officialpax.bsky.social Family Gaming Room:
🕹️ 100s PS5/Xbox/Switch games
♿ Accessible Tech from Respawn
🔥 Games from @wholesomegames.com
🎯 Parental controls and @esrb.org explainer sessions
✏️ So many Guestbook comments
www.familygamingdatabase.com/search/list/...
🕹️ 100s PS5/Xbox/Switch games
♿ Accessible Tech from Respawn
🔥 Games from @wholesomegames.com
🎯 Parental controls and @esrb.org explainer sessions
✏️ So many Guestbook comments
www.familygamingdatabase.com/search/list/...
September 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Celebrate with us! Our biggest @officialpax.bsky.social Family Gaming Room:
🕹️ 100s PS5/Xbox/Switch games
♿ Accessible Tech from Respawn
🔥 Games from @wholesomegames.com
🎯 Parental controls and @esrb.org explainer sessions
✏️ So many Guestbook comments
www.familygamingdatabase.com/search/list/...
🕹️ 100s PS5/Xbox/Switch games
♿ Accessible Tech from Respawn
🔥 Games from @wholesomegames.com
🎯 Parental controls and @esrb.org explainer sessions
✏️ So many Guestbook comments
www.familygamingdatabase.com/search/list/...
[There is a] need to develop resources that address the identified skills gap for parents with low levels of digital inclusion in what to do when encountering challenges to their children’s online safety.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The right moment for digital safety
www.gov.uk
September 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
[There is a] need to develop resources that address the identified skills gap for parents with low levels of digital inclusion in what to do when encountering challenges to their children’s online safety.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
More Than Robots - September edition is available now
A ramble around the youth/digital/equity Venn in too big new school shoes
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
A ramble around the youth/digital/equity Venn in too big new school shoes
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
🚸 More Than Robots #93 September 2025
the hurl and gliding / Rebuffed the big wind - Gerard Manley Hopkins The great, tricky return to school and other routines has begun
www.morethanrobots.org.uk
September 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
More Than Robots - September edition is available now
A ramble around the youth/digital/equity Venn in too big new school shoes
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
A ramble around the youth/digital/equity Venn in too big new school shoes
www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...
‘Perpetrators may initially engage boys through shared gaming interests, offer virtual gifts or game loot’
Increases in child online sexual extortion among boys may be facilitated by digital goods in gaming and gifting that can’t be easily rejected or switched off.
www.thorn.org/blog/2024-yo...
Increases in child online sexual extortion among boys may be facilitated by digital goods in gaming and gifting that can’t be easily rejected or switched off.
www.thorn.org/blog/2024-yo...
1 in 3 young boys are targeted online: What the new 2024 Youth Perspectives data tells us
Thorn's 2024 Youth Perspectives Report reveals alarming data: 1 in 3 boys aged 9-to-12 report online sexual interactions, the highest rate in five years.
www.thorn.org
September 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
‘Perpetrators may initially engage boys through shared gaming interests, offer virtual gifts or game loot’
Increases in child online sexual extortion among boys may be facilitated by digital goods in gaming and gifting that can’t be easily rejected or switched off.
www.thorn.org/blog/2024-yo...
Increases in child online sexual extortion among boys may be facilitated by digital goods in gaming and gifting that can’t be easily rejected or switched off.
www.thorn.org/blog/2024-yo...
‘These are not distant problems. Warning signs are already appearing in the UK and other countries. This signals a dangerous vulnerability to similar outbreaks of organized digital violence.’ The Anatomy of the South Korean Deepfake Crisis www.linkedin.com/posts/adgrov...
Over the course of just a few weeks last year it emerged that girls and young women in hundreds of schools and universities across South Korea were being systematically targeted with deepfake sexual… ...
Over the course of just a few weeks last year it emerged that girls and young women in hundreds of schools and universities across South Korea were being systematically targeted with deepfake sexual a...
www.linkedin.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM
‘These are not distant problems. Warning signs are already appearing in the UK and other countries. This signals a dangerous vulnerability to similar outbreaks of organized digital violence.’ The Anatomy of the South Korean Deepfake Crisis www.linkedin.com/posts/adgrov...
Back from leave - what did I miss?
August 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Back from leave - what did I miss?
‘Scam compounds in Myanmar may have more than doubled their use of Starlink after Thailand cut off their internet access in May 2024.’
Welcome to the future.
mailchi.mp/restofworld/...
Welcome to the future.
mailchi.mp/restofworld/...
Inside the collapse of Builder.ai
mailchi.mp
July 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
‘Scam compounds in Myanmar may have more than doubled their use of Starlink after Thailand cut off their internet access in May 2024.’
Welcome to the future.
mailchi.mp/restofworld/...
Welcome to the future.
mailchi.mp/restofworld/...
Never mind the socialweb... here comes the neuro-web
'Given the risks around neurotechnology, society cannot afford to repeat the failures of before.'
www.unicef.org/innocenti/re...
#MoreThanRobots
'Given the risks around neurotechnology, society cannot afford to repeat the failures of before.'
www.unicef.org/innocenti/re...
#MoreThanRobots
Neurotechnology and Children’s Rights
Preparing for the future
www.unicef.org
July 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Never mind the socialweb... here comes the neuro-web
'Given the risks around neurotechnology, society cannot afford to repeat the failures of before.'
www.unicef.org/innocenti/re...
#MoreThanRobots
'Given the risks around neurotechnology, society cannot afford to repeat the failures of before.'
www.unicef.org/innocenti/re...
#MoreThanRobots