This isn’t just about tech policy — it’s about cultural power, moral authority, and the future of digital freedom.
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We need to ask:
Who gets to decide what “safe” digital life looks like?
Whose values are being protected?
And what kinds of youth expression are being silenced in the name of care?

But banning platforms doesn’t eliminate risk. It may push youth toward less regulated, more opaque corners of the internet — where surveillance is lower, but harm can be higher.

Like Victorian-era reforms, today’s restrictions are driven by a desire to restore order, discipline, and innocence — especially around how young people communicate, express emotion, and form relationships online.

These policies often frame youth screen time as a threat to mental health, attention, and social development. But beneath the surface is a deeper anxiety: that digital life is eroding traditional values and norms.

Did AI help co-write your grant application? Do you use CoPilot to brainstorm ideas? Or Chat GPT to edit your writing? How about Otter to automate transcriptions? And how else are we automating aspects of qualitative research? Come tell us and contribute to this special issue!!

She’s threatened by your research. A badge of honour?

Thanks Dan (and good to see you at AANCZ) - it shouldn’t be a surprise but it still is unsettling😔

@binarythis.bsky.social have you ever considered this? Still remember my tarot reading at AOIR2019!!