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+/ For all the talk about peace, these algorithms are not promoting peace or mutual understand or a position of constructive dialogue - they’re promoting THEM VS US, which is an absolute disaster for peace activists

Makes me realise how much true peace builders have the odds stacked against them

Same here, but with Instagram. My identities are totally bifurcated on these platforms. It’s algorithmic, who my connections are on each, and what has shaped their worldviews.

cc: @thinkingautism.com @journalautism.bsky.social @autisticadvocacy.org @autistica.org.uk

We hope this piece is read and appreciated by those working in the overlapping spaces of neurodivergent mental health, adolescent social media use, and eating disorder treatment.

I could not have asked for better collaborators in Rachel Rodgers, @jessrauchberg.bsky.social, Ellen Simpson, and @somelikeitaut.bsky.social!

We used computational and qualitative methods to explore autistic people’s mental health, their relationship to food and eating, and TikTok as a platform for shaping their well-being.