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ysabel.bsky.social
ysabel
@ysabel.bsky.social
• qualitative social science academic researching tech + young identities
• new book out with @ucpress: THE KIDS ARE ONLINE https://tinyurl.com/jv33yjaf
• words in @guardian @WIRED @WSJ @glamour
• she/her

find me @ ysabelgerrard.net/home
Right?! On the one hand I get that this satisfies the frustrated parents of Sephora Kids, who are begged to buy products far too mature for delicate skin. But on the other hand it feels…bleak?
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Lol exactly. It also says in the article that some schools have now banned iPods etc, but I’ll bet the people enacting the new bans love listening to music in their downtime, just like the kids want to do…
September 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
‘In December, Google sent an internal guideline to its contractors working on Gemini that they were no longer allowed to “skip” prompts for lack of domain expertise, including on healthcare topics…’
September 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM