(1/3) 2025 was a YEAR! It kind of felt like 10 years. I wanted to take some time to wrap up.
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The onslaught of terrible partially machine generated "children's" content continues. There has been some mitigation since the first boom about two years ago, but clearly a lot of very young people (1.5 - 4 years old) are still clearly spending a lot of time watching this stuff or they wouldn't still be making it. And the ONLY people who could stand to watch it are toddlers.
The Children's Media Foundation asked Dubit founder Ian Douthwaite to write about whether the recent #layoffs of top #kidsmedia executives represent "another example of, when companies tighten their belts, #kids get squeezed out."
I joined Ian in preparing this piece, looking at the complexities of serving #children when there is no fully #ethical and #sustainable #financial model.
We'd love any comments in response!
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-jam-flywheel-sustainable-funding-childrens-youth-media-/
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Children's and youth media professionals have been hit hard by recent tech layoffs. Losing, for example, a creative and insightful executive like Craig Hunter is a shame; Dubit has had opportunities to work with him both in London and in Los Angeles.
I'm thrilled with my Kidscreen Summit 2023 assignment - moderating a conversation on what's next for Roblox with VP #Civility & #Partnerships Tami Bhaumik and VP #Education & #Roblox #Community Fund Director Rebecca Kantar! Dubit loves Roblox and can't wait to hear what's coming!
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