Amelia Johns
@ameliajohns.bsky.social
I am an Associate Professor at UTS (she/her). I research youth, social media and messaging| digital activism| digital citizenship| misinformation and platform regulation. I live on the unceded lands of the Gadigal people.
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/
Read the full report here youthdigitalcitizenship.wordpress.com/reports/
Reports
Project Full Report This report presents findings from our ARC Discovery project: Fostering Global Digital Citizenship: ‘Everyday’ digital practices of diaspora youth in a connected world [DP190100…
youthdigitalcitizenship.wordpress.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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/
Read the full report here youthdigitalcitizenship.wordpress.com/reports/
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🟨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
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
February 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🟨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
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...
Beyond risk: reducing the gap between diaspora youth digital citizenship needs and school curricula
Young people’s digital citizenship education has often been approached from a risk perspective with less attention given to how young people use digital technologies to positively engage with socia...
url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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...
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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...
Compared to other pieces written about this bold new initiative, this one contains more details. betakit.com/canadian-tec...
Canadian tech advocates join movement to free social media feeds from billionaire control
Element AI co-founder, Mozilla Foundation president part of Free Our Feeds fundraising campaign.
betakit.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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...
Compared to other pieces written about this bold new initiative, this one contains more details. betakit.com/canadian-tec...
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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...
Mark Zuckerberg’s new Meta policies okay using dehumanizing slurs toward LGBTQ+ people
Instagram, Facebook, and Threads are now unsafe for many users, advocates say.
www.advocate.com
January 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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...
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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.
‘It’s Total Chaos Internally at Meta Right Now’: Employees Protest Zuckerberg’s Anti LGBTQ Changes
Meta's decision to specifically allow users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill" has sparked widespread backlash at the company.
www.404media.co
January 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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.
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"Fake headlines flood Facebook after fact-checkers dropped — including 'Zuckerberg dead'" www.rawstory.com/mark-zuckerb...
Fake headlines flood Facebook after fact-checkers dropped — including 'Zuckerberg dead'
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is dealing with a flood of fake news headlines after announcing that his social media sites will stop fact-checking news stories on Meta platforms like Facebook, Insta...
www.rawstory.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
"Fake headlines flood Facebook after fact-checkers dropped — including 'Zuckerberg dead'" www.rawstory.com/mark-zuckerb...
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Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/g...
Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking | TechCrunch
Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S. since Meta CEO Mark
techcrunch.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/g...
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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...
January 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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...
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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: 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...
January 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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.
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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...
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...
Tech Bro Power Play: Zuckerberg vs. Global Tech Justice | TechPolicy.Press
Tuesday's announcement signaled a new alliance between Silicon Valley and Washington against regulation and tech justice, write Tom Divon and Jonathan Corpus Ong.
www.techpolicy.press
January 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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...
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...
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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...
New research: 77% of LGBTQ young people have faced workplace sexual harassment
In a landmark study of 1,000 LGBTQ young people, we found many experience threats to “fix” them through sexual violence.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2024 at 10:38 PM
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...
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On this World AIDS Day, the UN has a clear message:
The world can end AIDS -
if everyone's rights are protected.
The world can end AIDS -
if everyone's rights are protected.
December 1, 2024 at 2:50 AM
On this World AIDS Day, the UN has a clear message:
The world can end AIDS -
if everyone's rights are protected.
The world can end AIDS -
if everyone's rights are protected.
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Young Australians speak out against the social media ban www.sbs.com.au/news/the-fee...
'Social media saved me': Here's what children want you to know about the social media ban
Some Australian children are speaking out against the world-first social media ban for under-16s.
www.sbs.com.au
November 30, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Young Australians speak out against the social media ban www.sbs.com.au/news/the-fee...
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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
November 19, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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
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🚨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
#DigitalFutures4Children @5rightsfound.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 11:07 AM
🚨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
#DigitalFutures4Children @5rightsfound.bsky.social
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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
November 27, 2024 at 11:55 AM
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
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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
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
Trans youth are already among Australia’s most marginalised people. The social media ban could make this worse
Young trans people in Australia have much higher rates of suicide, mental health struggles and anxiety disorders – but many find refuge in social media.
theconversation.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:04 AM
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
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
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"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...
Youth and Social Media: Is Banning Access the Solution?
Get tickets on Humanitix - Youth and Social Media: Is Banning Access the Solution? hosted by UTS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. UTS Central (Building 2), Level 4 Foyer, 61 Broadway, Ultimo NSW 2...
events.humanitix.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:29 PM
"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...