Hi folks, we are very pleased to announce that the final report for our 'Fostering Global Digital citizenship: Diaspora Youth In a Connected World' project has landed 🎉 Read the full report here youthdigitalcitizenship.wordpress.com/reports/

🟨New Publication in #LMT 🟪 In this paper @ameliajohns.bsky.social, Harris, Booth, @gilbertcaluya.bsky.social & Walton show a gap between how #DigitalCitizenship is framed in Australian schools + how diaspora youth conceptualise it through the lens of their own needs. Read more tinyurl.com/2djwfbfm

Very excited to finally share the first of several articles, and shortly a report, to be published this year which share the findings of an ARC Discovery project I had the privilege to work on with colleagues Anita Harris, Gilbert Caluya & Jessica Walton: url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ym_HCr81YN...

Canada is in the house ... "Canadian tech advocates join @freeourfeeds.com movement to free social media feeds from billionaire control" Compared to other pieces written about this bold new initiative, this one contains more details. betakit.com/canadian-tec...

But the lifting of restrictions on incendiary slurs against immigrants & LGBTQ+ people are AOK and will take effect immediately globally . www.advocate.com/business/met...

Social media companies are accelerating the dehumanisation of LGBT people (alongside women, disabled folks, Muslims, migrants, Indigenous communities, etc). We’re not abstract ideologies or topics to debate. We’re people. We deserve to live without disinformation and politics trashing our humanity.

"Fake headlines flood Facebook after fact-checkers dropped — including 'Zuckerberg dead'" www.rawstory.com/mark-zuckerb...

Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/g...

NEW: Platformer has obtained the dehumanizing new guidelines moderating what people can now say about trans people on Facebook and Instagram. Employees tell me these changes are likely to inspire more violence against LGBT people: www.platformer.news/meta-new-tra...

The symbolic violence and regressive effort to erase and marginalise queer, trans, and nb people here is abhorent. This will embolden bigots. BUT queer people do exist, thrive, love/are loved, and we'll continue to find + build spaces to connect, depsite these efforts of Zuckerberg and his MAGA ilk.

New op-ed with the amazing @tomdivon.bsky.social discusses the *global* implications of Zuckerberg's techbro flex of Silicon Valley's alliance with Trump 2.0. We critique the framing of exceptional American values as shield against global tech justice 1/3 www.techpolicy.press/tech-bro-pow...

Excellent overview of key findings from our study of LGBTQ+ young people's experiences of workplace sexual harassment. The full report is out today (see link in the article) theconversation.com/new-research...

On this World AIDS Day, the UN has a clear message: The world can end AIDS - if everyone's rights are protected.

Young Australians speak out against the social media ban www.sbs.com.au/news/the-fee...

I was in Canberra yesterday alongside other digital media experts to brief members of the cross bench and government on some of the key policies being debated at present, social media bans, age verification, and misinformation. @qutdmrc.bsky.social

🚨In light of the recent social media ban in Australia, it's great to hear @sonialivingstone.bsky.social and #BeebanKidron discuss the importance of a balanced, evidence-based & child-rights focused approach to regulation and advocacy. ✨️ #DigitalFutures4Children @5rightsfound.bsky.social

My new book ‘Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful’ is published in the UK / EU this month @politybooks.bsky.social and in the US in a few weeks. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b... @mediacomgold.bsky.social 🧵1/6

Trans youth are already among Australia’s most marginalised people. The social media ban could make this worse. Brilliant work @lizziemaughan.bsky.social https:// theconversation.com/trans-youth-are-already-among-australias-most-marginalised-people-the-social-media-ban-could-make-this-worse-244657

"Youth and Social Media: Is Banning Access the Solution?" - a panel discussion hosted by the UTS Technology, Media, Strategy research group, in-person, Sydney, Dec 9. Register at: events.humanitix.com/youth-and-so...