Why the social media ban is about so much more than social media
If we are witnessing a profound shift in the online space, how will it reshape our relationship with it? Technology and AI editor Zoe Kleinman writes.
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"YouTube is where we all go to learn."
— Dr Tom Crawford , Academic
"Every young person I have spoken to has told me the same thing: they will find a way around it."
— Paddy Crump , Activist
"There are some pretty dangerous places for children and teens that make Instagram look like Disneyland."
— Ari Lightman , Academic
Key People
Ari Lightman is a professor of digital media and marketing at Carnegie Mellon University.
Dr Tom Crawford, known as Tom Rocks Maths, shares maths skills on YouTube.
Paddy Crump is the campaigns director at Flippgen, a youth-led non-profit group.
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If we are witnessing a profound shift in the online space, how will it reshape our relationship with it? Technology and AI editor Zoe Kleinman writes.
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