Sonia Livingstone
@sonialivingstone.bsky.social
LSE prof @MediaLSE | Director of #DigitalFutures4Children | Researches children's digital experiences and rights | Interested in evidence to inform policy | s.livingstone@lse.ac.uk | Stay in touch at http://eepurl.com/cEUi05
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Thanks to everyone who joined our How is Gen Z faring? event & to our wonderful speakers for such thoughtful contributions - @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @sonialivingstone.bsky.social @pravpatalay.bsky.social @emilytanner.bsky.social @careyoppenheim.bsky.social
📺Watch the event + slides: ow.ly/GWP650XHvLe
📺Watch the event + slides: ow.ly/GWP650XHvLe
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined our How is Gen Z faring? event & to our wonderful speakers for such thoughtful contributions - @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @sonialivingstone.bsky.social @pravpatalay.bsky.social @emilytanner.bsky.social @careyoppenheim.bsky.social
📺Watch the event + slides: ow.ly/GWP650XHvLe
📺Watch the event + slides: ow.ly/GWP650XHvLe
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🤖 As AI becomes part of kids’ lives, excitement meets concern — about safety, fairness & bias.
🤔 Can AI literacy really empower #children in a digital world?
🌍 Read insights from @mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social for #GlobalMILWeek2025
🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
🤔 Can AI literacy really empower #children in a digital world?
🌍 Read insights from @mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social for #GlobalMILWeek2025
🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
AI literacy in an unequal world: pitfalls and promises - Media@LSE
Can AI literacy deliver? LSE's Mariya Stoilova and Professor Sonia Livingstone discuss their latest findings from the DFC project on AI and children’s rights.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🤖 As AI becomes part of kids’ lives, excitement meets concern — about safety, fairness & bias.
🤔 Can AI literacy really empower #children in a digital world?
🌍 Read insights from @mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social for #GlobalMILWeek2025
🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
🤔 Can AI literacy really empower #children in a digital world?
🌍 Read insights from @mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social for #GlobalMILWeek2025
🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
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Having kids 10 years apart gives me some interesting access to evolving norms. I'm very pleased to see the 5 Cs for media use being used now in the pediatric handouts.
Kudos to @sonialivingstone.bsky.social especially for pushing this forward.
Kudos to @sonialivingstone.bsky.social especially for pushing this forward.
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Having kids 10 years apart gives me some interesting access to evolving norms. I'm very pleased to see the 5 Cs for media use being used now in the pediatric handouts.
Kudos to @sonialivingstone.bsky.social especially for pushing this forward.
Kudos to @sonialivingstone.bsky.social especially for pushing this forward.
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@sonialivingstone.bsky.social spoke at the International Meeting on children’s rights & #AI:
“We must move beyond safety-by-design & privacy-by-design to embrace #ChildRights by Design.”
📜 Declaration of Intent presented to #PopeLeo XIV: lnkd.in/d__K65y7
#ChildRights #DigitalSafety #ChildDignity
“We must move beyond safety-by-design & privacy-by-design to embrace #ChildRights by Design.”
📜 Declaration of Intent presented to #PopeLeo XIV: lnkd.in/d__K65y7
#ChildRights #DigitalSafety #ChildDignity
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
@sonialivingstone.bsky.social spoke at the International Meeting on children’s rights & #AI:
“We must move beyond safety-by-design & privacy-by-design to embrace #ChildRights by Design.”
📜 Declaration of Intent presented to #PopeLeo XIV: lnkd.in/d__K65y7
#ChildRights #DigitalSafety #ChildDignity
“We must move beyond safety-by-design & privacy-by-design to embrace #ChildRights by Design.”
📜 Declaration of Intent presented to #PopeLeo XIV: lnkd.in/d__K65y7
#ChildRights #DigitalSafety #ChildDignity
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The integration of #AI in children’s lives poses both great opportunities & concerns about safety, fairness & bias.
Can teaching AI literacy empower them to use AI well & safely?
@mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social
👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
Can teaching AI literacy empower them to use AI well & safely?
@mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social
👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The integration of #AI in children’s lives poses both great opportunities & concerns about safety, fairness & bias.
Can teaching AI literacy empower them to use AI well & safely?
@mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social
👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
Can teaching AI literacy empower them to use AI well & safely?
@mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social
👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
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🐦📱 Children face new risks online—and new opportunities. Our #WorldChildrensDay panel explored what’s working, what’s not, and what’s urgently needed to protect their rights in digital spaces.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/UuVKWzdBcL8
🎧 Listen: www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?i...
@sonialivingstone.bsky.social
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/UuVKWzdBcL8
🎧 Listen: www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?i...
@sonialivingstone.bsky.social
World Children’s Day: digital futures for children | LSE Event
YouTube video by LSE
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🐦📱 Children face new risks online—and new opportunities. Our #WorldChildrensDay panel explored what’s working, what’s not, and what’s urgently needed to protect their rights in digital spaces.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/UuVKWzdBcL8
🎧 Listen: www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?i...
@sonialivingstone.bsky.social
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/UuVKWzdBcL8
🎧 Listen: www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?i...
@sonialivingstone.bsky.social
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AI is becoming a big part of kids’ lives—but it raises questions about safety, fairness, and bias. 🤖
@mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social explore the pitfalls and promises in their latest Media@LSE blog:
🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
@mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social explore the pitfalls and promises in their latest Media@LSE blog:
🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
AI literacy in an unequal world: pitfalls and promises - Media@LSE
Can AI literacy deliver? LSE's Mariya Stoilova and Professor Sonia Livingstone discuss their latest findings from the DFC project on AI and children’s rights.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI is becoming a big part of kids’ lives—but it raises questions about safety, fairness, and bias. 🤖
@mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social explore the pitfalls and promises in their latest Media@LSE blog:
🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
@mariyastoilova.bsky.social & @sonialivingstone.bsky.social explore the pitfalls and promises in their latest Media@LSE blog:
🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
Reposted by Sonia Livingstone
The EU has published a world-first risk landscape report under the #DSA.
It flags systemic risks on big platforms — from illegal content to generative AI— and tracks how platforms are addressing them.
More transparency. More accountability.
A safer online space for all.
link.europa.eu/NKM4yd
It flags systemic risks on big platforms — from illegal content to generative AI— and tracks how platforms are addressing them.
More transparency. More accountability.
A safer online space for all.
link.europa.eu/NKM4yd
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The EU has published a world-first risk landscape report under the #DSA.
It flags systemic risks on big platforms — from illegal content to generative AI— and tracks how platforms are addressing them.
More transparency. More accountability.
A safer online space for all.
link.europa.eu/NKM4yd
It flags systemic risks on big platforms — from illegal content to generative AI— and tracks how platforms are addressing them.
More transparency. More accountability.
A safer online space for all.
link.europa.eu/NKM4yd
Reposted by Sonia Livingstone
Coram's third Future of Youth Forum, Digital Futures: From Risk to Response, will take place on Wednesday 8 October, 1.45–7.00pm at Coram, 41 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ.
🔗 Book your free place here: www.coram.org.uk/training-and...
🔗 Book your free place here: www.coram.org.uk/training-and...
September 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Coram's third Future of Youth Forum, Digital Futures: From Risk to Response, will take place on Wednesday 8 October, 1.45–7.00pm at Coram, 41 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ.
🔗 Book your free place here: www.coram.org.uk/training-and...
🔗 Book your free place here: www.coram.org.uk/training-and...
💡New #DigitalFutures4Children research just out - A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech: Learning from five UK case studies
⁉️Is #GenAI serving children well at school? Hardly! Our #ChildRights audit is led by Ayca Atabey
🔗https://www.digital-futures-for-children.net/our-work/genai-edtech
⁉️Is #GenAI serving children well at school? Hardly! Our #ChildRights audit is led by Ayca Atabey
🔗https://www.digital-futures-for-children.net/our-work/genai-edtech
September 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
💡New #DigitalFutures4Children research just out - A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech: Learning from five UK case studies
⁉️Is #GenAI serving children well at school? Hardly! Our #ChildRights audit is led by Ayca Atabey
🔗https://www.digital-futures-for-children.net/our-work/genai-edtech
⁉️Is #GenAI serving children well at school? Hardly! Our #ChildRights audit is led by Ayca Atabey
🔗https://www.digital-futures-for-children.net/our-work/genai-edtech
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This letter is important. It is a careful, detailed, scholarly, and accurate explanation of the elements of the DSA and EU law that prevent the DSA from being a "censorship" law in the first place. The list of EU expert signatories is stellar. @hutko.bsky.social @joanbarata.bsky.social
I also joined 30+ EU and US scholars on the DSA in letter debunking Jim Jordan's claims that the Digital Services Act is a censorship law (it's content neutral) and that it censors US speech (it applies only inside the EU) husovec.eu/wp-content/u...
husovec.eu
September 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This letter is important. It is a careful, detailed, scholarly, and accurate explanation of the elements of the DSA and EU law that prevent the DSA from being a "censorship" law in the first place. The list of EU expert signatories is stellar. @hutko.bsky.social @joanbarata.bsky.social
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✨ DFC's August newsletter!
1️⃣ RIGHTS. AI launch 16 Sept @ 12-1pm UTC: global South children on GenAI www.digital-futures-for-children.net/events/right...
2️⃣ Look out for "A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech"
3️⃣ Blogs by #DigitalFutures4Children
mailchi.mp/5f329b907e01... @5Rights
1️⃣ RIGHTS. AI launch 16 Sept @ 12-1pm UTC: global South children on GenAI www.digital-futures-for-children.net/events/right...
2️⃣ Look out for "A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech"
3️⃣ Blogs by #DigitalFutures4Children
mailchi.mp/5f329b907e01... @5Rights
Does Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) affect children's rights? Insights from children in the global South
12pm (UTC) 16 September 2026 | Livingstone, Fortim, Kaberi, Pothong and Raman | free event discussing RightsAI findings
www.digital-futures-for-children.net
August 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
✨ DFC's August newsletter!
1️⃣ RIGHTS. AI launch 16 Sept @ 12-1pm UTC: global South children on GenAI www.digital-futures-for-children.net/events/right...
2️⃣ Look out for "A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech"
3️⃣ Blogs by #DigitalFutures4Children
mailchi.mp/5f329b907e01... @5Rights
1️⃣ RIGHTS. AI launch 16 Sept @ 12-1pm UTC: global South children on GenAI www.digital-futures-for-children.net/events/right...
2️⃣ Look out for "A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech"
3️⃣ Blogs by #DigitalFutures4Children
mailchi.mp/5f329b907e01... @5Rights
✨ DFC's August newsletter!
1️⃣ RIGHTS. AI launch 16 Sept @ 12-1pm UTC: global South children on GenAI www.digital-futures-for-children.net/events/right...
2️⃣ Look out for "A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech"
3️⃣ Blogs by #DigitalFutures4Children
mailchi.mp/5f329b907e01... @5Rights
1️⃣ RIGHTS. AI launch 16 Sept @ 12-1pm UTC: global South children on GenAI www.digital-futures-for-children.net/events/right...
2️⃣ Look out for "A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech"
3️⃣ Blogs by #DigitalFutures4Children
mailchi.mp/5f329b907e01... @5Rights
Does Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) affect children's rights? Insights from children in the global South
12pm (UTC) 16 September 2026 | Livingstone, Fortim, Kaberi, Pothong and Raman | free event discussing RightsAI findings
www.digital-futures-for-children.net
August 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
✨ DFC's August newsletter!
1️⃣ RIGHTS. AI launch 16 Sept @ 12-1pm UTC: global South children on GenAI www.digital-futures-for-children.net/events/right...
2️⃣ Look out for "A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech"
3️⃣ Blogs by #DigitalFutures4Children
mailchi.mp/5f329b907e01... @5Rights
1️⃣ RIGHTS. AI launch 16 Sept @ 12-1pm UTC: global South children on GenAI www.digital-futures-for-children.net/events/right...
2️⃣ Look out for "A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech"
3️⃣ Blogs by #DigitalFutures4Children
mailchi.mp/5f329b907e01... @5Rights
Reposted by Sonia Livingstone
Out in the open: the US administration’s attempt to undermine the EU Digital Services Act (and other regulations) was evident.
Now it has been elevated to formal policy and goal of diplomatic efforts.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Now it has been elevated to formal policy and goal of diplomatic efforts.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Exclusive: Rubio orders US diplomats to launch lobbying blitz against Europe's tech law
President Donald Trump's administration has instructed U.S. diplomats in Europe to launch a lobbying campaign to build an opposition to the European Union's Digital Services Act, which Washington says stifles free speech and imposes costs on U.S. tech companies, an internal diplomatic cable seen by Reuters showed.
www.reuters.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Out in the open: the US administration’s attempt to undermine the EU Digital Services Act (and other regulations) was evident.
Now it has been elevated to formal policy and goal of diplomatic efforts.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Now it has been elevated to formal policy and goal of diplomatic efforts.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Children and Screens. NEW! #ScreenDeep Host Kris Perry sits down with Sonia Livingstone, OBE, FBA, @sonialivingstone.bsky.social to explore the intersection of children’s rights, online safety, parenting around child media use, #AI design, and public #policy in the digital world.
bit.ly/4fnvefI
bit.ly/4fnvefI
August 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Children and Screens. NEW! #ScreenDeep Host Kris Perry sits down with Sonia Livingstone, OBE, FBA, @sonialivingstone.bsky.social to explore the intersection of children’s rights, online safety, parenting around child media use, #AI design, and public #policy in the digital world.
bit.ly/4fnvefI
bit.ly/4fnvefI
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NEW! #ScreenDeep Host Kris Perry sits down with @sonialivingstone.bsky.social to explore the intersection of children’s rights, online safety, parenting around child media use, #AI design, and public #policy in the digital world.
Listen now: bit.ly/4fnvefI
Listen now: bit.ly/4fnvefI
August 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
NEW! #ScreenDeep Host Kris Perry sits down with @sonialivingstone.bsky.social to explore the intersection of children’s rights, online safety, parenting around child media use, #AI design, and public #policy in the digital world.
Listen now: bit.ly/4fnvefI
Listen now: bit.ly/4fnvefI
Reposted by Sonia Livingstone
NEW! #ScreenDeep Host Kris Perry sits down with Sonia Livingstone, OBE, FBA, @sonialivingstone.bsky.social to explore the intersection of children’s rights, online safety, parenting around child media use, #AI design, and public #policy in the digital world.
Listen NOW: bit.ly/4fnvefI
Listen NOW: bit.ly/4fnvefI
August 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
NEW! #ScreenDeep Host Kris Perry sits down with Sonia Livingstone, OBE, FBA, @sonialivingstone.bsky.social to explore the intersection of children’s rights, online safety, parenting around child media use, #AI design, and public #policy in the digital world.
Listen NOW: bit.ly/4fnvefI
Listen NOW: bit.ly/4fnvefI
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⚠️ Child Rights Impact Assessment: A Policy Tool for a Rights‐Respecting Digital Environment - just published o/a by @Livingstone_S @Kruakae_Noony #DigitalFutures4Children
@5RightsFound @MediaLSE #CRIA #DigitalEnvironment #ChildRights #GeneralComment25
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
@5RightsFound @MediaLSE #CRIA #DigitalEnvironment #ChildRights #GeneralComment25
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
August 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
⚠️ Child Rights Impact Assessment: A Policy Tool for a Rights‐Respecting Digital Environment - just published o/a by @Livingstone_S @Kruakae_Noony #DigitalFutures4Children
@5RightsFound @MediaLSE #CRIA #DigitalEnvironment #ChildRights #GeneralComment25
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
@5RightsFound @MediaLSE #CRIA #DigitalEnvironment #ChildRights #GeneralComment25
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
⚠️ Child Rights Impact Assessment: A Policy Tool for a Rights‐Respecting Digital Environment - just published o/a by @Livingstone_S @Kruakae_Noony #DigitalFutures4Children
@5RightsFound @MediaLSE #CRIA #DigitalEnvironment #ChildRights #GeneralComment25
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
@5RightsFound @MediaLSE #CRIA #DigitalEnvironment #ChildRights #GeneralComment25
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
August 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
⚠️ Child Rights Impact Assessment: A Policy Tool for a Rights‐Respecting Digital Environment - just published o/a by @Livingstone_S @Kruakae_Noony #DigitalFutures4Children
@5RightsFound @MediaLSE #CRIA #DigitalEnvironment #ChildRights #GeneralComment25
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
@5RightsFound @MediaLSE #CRIA #DigitalEnvironment #ChildRights #GeneralComment25
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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X has lost its legal battle against Ireland’s Online Safety Code, as the Irish High Court today dismissed the case and affirmed the media regulator’s authority to enforce tougher online safety regulations www.mlex.com/mlex/technol...
X loses legal challenge to Irish Online Safety Code | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
X has lost its legal challenge to Ireland’s Online Safety Code, after the High Court upheld the media regulator’s authority to impose stricter platform rules, finding them consistent with both the EU’...
www.mlex.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
X has lost its legal battle against Ireland’s Online Safety Code, as the Irish High Court today dismissed the case and affirmed the media regulator’s authority to enforce tougher online safety regulations www.mlex.com/mlex/technol...
“Reddit, known for its online communities and discussions, said that while it does not want to know who its audience is: "It would be helpful for our safety efforts to be able to confirm whether you are a child or an adult."”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reddit introduces age verification in the UK ahead of new rules
The platform will bring in the measures from 14 July to stop under-18s looking at
www.bbc.co.uk
July 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“Reddit, known for its online communities and discussions, said that while it does not want to know who its audience is: "It would be helpful for our safety efforts to be able to confirm whether you are a child or an adult."”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
In the UK “young people often emphasize environmental issues and a sense of community.
In contrast, in Japan, there is a stronger focus on healthcare and AI-driven robots designed to support people” #ToshieTakahashi #AycaAtabey #AI #DigitalFutures4Children
blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
In contrast, in Japan, there is a stronger focus on healthcare and AI-driven robots designed to support people” #ToshieTakahashi #AycaAtabey #AI #DigitalFutures4Children
blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
July 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In the UK “young people often emphasize environmental issues and a sense of community.
In contrast, in Japan, there is a stronger focus on healthcare and AI-driven robots designed to support people” #ToshieTakahashi #AycaAtabey #AI #DigitalFutures4Children
blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
In contrast, in Japan, there is a stronger focus on healthcare and AI-driven robots designed to support people” #ToshieTakahashi #AycaAtabey #AI #DigitalFutures4Children
blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
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💡Introducing #PlatformLiteracy . . .
✔We needed a concept to explain #adolescents' hypervigilance to the details of how platforms work.
📌 Read more at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
✔We needed a concept to explain #adolescents' hypervigilance to the details of how platforms work.
📌 Read more at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Can platform literacy protect vulnerable young people against the risky affordances of social media platforms?
A qualitative study of young people with mental health difficulties sought to understand their digital experiences and identify whether their digital literacy helps them cope with online problems. ...
www.tandfonline.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
💡Introducing #PlatformLiteracy . . .
✔We needed a concept to explain #adolescents' hypervigilance to the details of how platforms work.
📌 Read more at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
✔We needed a concept to explain #adolescents' hypervigilance to the details of how platforms work.
📌 Read more at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
💡Introducing #PlatformLiteracy . . .
✔We needed a concept to explain #adolescents' hypervigilance to the details of how platforms work.
📌 Read more at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
✔We needed a concept to explain #adolescents' hypervigilance to the details of how platforms work.
📌 Read more at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Can platform literacy protect vulnerable young people against the risky affordances of social media platforms?
A qualitative study of young people with mental health difficulties sought to understand their digital experiences and identify whether their digital literacy helps them cope with online problems. ...
www.tandfonline.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
💡Introducing #PlatformLiteracy . . .
✔We needed a concept to explain #adolescents' hypervigilance to the details of how platforms work.
📌 Read more at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
✔We needed a concept to explain #adolescents' hypervigilance to the details of how platforms work.
📌 Read more at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....