Julia Coffey

@juliacoffey.bsky.social

Sociologist at University of Newcastle, Australia
Researching youth, gender, social media and the body
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https://www.newcastle.edu.au/research/centre/newcastle-youth-studies
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Julia Coffey @juliacoffey.bsky.social · Aug 23

And that Microsoft piece is 100% written by AI

Reposted by Marcus Carter, Kath Albury, Julia Coffey

Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · Nov 19

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

Australian academic and civil society experts briefing federal politicians inside Parliament House. Screen capture from senator Pocock's Instagram feed.

A member of the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition, anti-bullying expert and co-founder of Project Rocket Lucy Thomas OAM, Prof Amanda Third (WSU), and Prof Dan Angus (QUT DMRC)

Julia Coffey @juliacoffey.bsky.social · Jun 20

Shock! 🙄 Australia's social media ban for teens was always impractical, untenable, and missed the point

casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jun 20

"I don't think the ban is viable," said Lisa Given, professor of information sciences at RMIT University, who has closely analysed the government's social media age restriction policy.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

With six months until teen social media ban, experts don't think tech is viable

Children as young as 15 were repeatedly misidentified as being in their 20s and 30s during government tests of age-checking tools, sowing new doubts about whether the teen social media ban is viable.

www.abc.net.au

Reposted by Bianca Fileborn

Julia Coffey @juliacoffey.bsky.social · Jun 20

‘Hang on, why am I editing my photos?’ Disrupting the virtual gaze through selfie-editing workshops - Julia Coffey, Akane Kanai, Amy S Dobson, Rosalind Gill, Niamh White, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

‘Hang on, why am I editing my photos?’ Disrupting the virtual gaze through selfie-editing workshops - Julia Coffey, Akane Kanai, Amy S Dobson, Rosalind Gill, Niamh White, 2025

This article presents findings from a qualitative study that aimed to provide some of the first detailed accounts of how young people use selfie-editing apps, a...

journals.sagepub.com

Reposted by Tama Leaver, Julia Coffey

casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Jun 20

With six months until teen social media ban, experts don't think tech is viable

Children as young as 15 were repeatedly misidentified as being in their 20s and 30s during government tests of age-checking tools, sowing new doubts about whether the teen social media ban is viable.

www.abc.net.au

Reposted by Julia Coffey

Robyn the Velocirobter @velocirobter.bsky.social · May 23

Quit calling them hallucinations. Call it what it is: bullshit.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/chat...

Reposted by Julia Coffey

The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · May 22

Selfie-editing technologies are leading some young people to want to start altering their physical bodies.

‘Perfect bodies and perfect lives’: how selfie-editing tools are distorting how young people see themselves

theconversation.com

Reposted by Julia Coffey

Tama Leaver @tamaleaver.bsky.social · May 21

Things that do not spark joy.
Or digital literacy.

AI Mode is obviously the future of Google Search
www.theverge.com/google-io/67...