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Amelia Johns @ameliajohns.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

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/

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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…

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Learning, Media and Technology @lmt-journal.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

🟨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

Beyond risk: reducing the gap between diaspora youth digital
citizenship needs and school curricula
by Amelia Johns, Anita Harris, Emily Booth, Gilbert Caluya and Jessica Walton
ABSTRACT
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 social issues and citizenship
practices. Diaspora youth are further stigmatised, being defined as ‘at-risk’
of greater harm from digital environments, which frames them as victims
or non-agentic. This article draws on qualitative research with diaspora
youth, as well as policymakers and educators, about their digital
citizenship education needs, practices and views. We explore their
perceptions of digital citizenship: as a concept and practice, and also its
place and framing within Australian school education. The findings
reflect a disconnect between diaspora youth and key stakeholders
regarding the purpose and benefits of digital citizenship education. This
illustrates a need for a more nuanced approach that takes diaspora
youths’ own experiences, needs and aspirations seriously in the design
of school curricula.

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Amelia Johns @ameliajohns.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

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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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...

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 14/01/2025

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...

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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.

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 12/01/2025

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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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.

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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

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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‘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.

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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

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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Brady Robards @bradyjay.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

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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Jonathan Corpus Ong @joncong.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

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...

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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.

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Paul Byron @paulibyron.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

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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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.

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Trans Justice Project @transjusticeau.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

On this World AIDS Day, the UN has a clear message: The world can end AIDS - if everyone's rights are protected.

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Daniel Angus @antmandan.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

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)

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Mariya Stoilova @mariyastoilova.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

🚨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

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

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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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

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

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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.

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Digital & Social Media UTS @utsdsm.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

"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...

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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...

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