Techdirt1d ago

The Kids Are (Mostly) Alright: New Pew Study Deflates The Social Media Panic

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The Kids Are (Mostly) Alright: New Pew Study Deflates The Social Media Panic

A couple weeks back, Jonathan Haidt published another entry in his ongoing campaign to convince the world that social media is inherently ruining kids’ lives. This one was a victory lap title…

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Michael Gisiger Apr 13

Wer ein Verbot sozialer Medien für Jugendliche will, mogelt sich nur am Problem vorbei:

https://taz.de/Social-Media-Verbot/!6169913/

#SocialMedia #MoralPanic

Social-Media-Verbot: Kapitulation vor TikTok und Meta

Einstiegsalter für Social Media erst mit 16 Jahren? Das ist hochgefährlich. Stattdessen sollten Staat und EU endlich ihre Regeln durchsetzen.

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Jeff JarvisApr 6
Overwritten #MoralPanic, which The Times labels an Idea.
Show threadJeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) JarvisApr 6
Overwritten #MoralPanic, which The Times labels an Idea.
FinbarrFApr 5

"How “trans panic” took over the world" by Rowan Ellis.

In this video Rowan breaks down how moral panics are created, who benefits from them, and how we might be able to fight them! Including a breakdown of exactly how the trans moral panic of recent years began in the UK...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFbx3JYkhU4

#lgbtq #trans #TransPanic #MoralPanic #VideoEssay #transgender

how “trans panic” took over the world

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TechdirtMar 31

Free Speech Experts: Jonathan Haidt’s Moral Panic Is As Old As Democracy Itself

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Free Speech Experts: Jonathan Haidt’s Moral Panic Is As Old As Democracy Itself

We’ve been saying for years now that Jonathan Haidt’s crusade against social media and kids is a moral panic dressed up in academic robes, and that the evidence simply does not support …

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Paul RosenbergMar 28
Classic #MoralPanic social entrepreneur behavior. Soooo tired/.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sefgphqp2xqwh2hawaixykwz/post/3mi5i4vcrsk23
Jessica KantMar 19

I had naively assumed when I wrote the first in this series that the YouTube videos in the Google News feed would be mostly from middle or centrist news outlets. That was wrong, so I wanted to see who was the most popular. I wish I hadn't. Then I read the comments section, and that went poorly, too.

https://jessk.org/blog/how-youtube-feeds-the-anti-trans-machine

#disinformation #misinformation #moralpanic #hate #antitrans

May I have your attention? — Jessica Kant

How the evolution of YouTube and its integration into news feeds helps fuel the anti-trans machine.

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aestheticmiscellanyMar 18

From an early 20th-century home medical guide which I discovered in a hotel library a few years ago — note the shifting attribution from masturbation to syphilitic causes

#HistoryOfMedicine #MedicalHistory #HistoryOfTheBody #Sexuality #MoralPanic #CulturalHistory

Steam Powered Frisbee 🥏Mar 13

This is so goddamn stupid that it's hilarious.

Hey, boomers-at-heart in Boston police and city hall – the St. Patrick's parade has never been orderly and sober, *especially* back when you were young 35 years ago.

You're just looking for something to have a moral panic about. Go after drunk drivers, and help anybody who overindulged. Otherwise, chill out

#boston #massachusetts #stpatricksday #drinking #moralpanic #bostonweekend