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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is such an apt analogy & I bring it up whenever anyone says "AI is here so get used to it" etc; yes many things exist, that's not a reason to force them on children 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Schools Beyond Screens @schoolsbeyond.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"I was livid, and feeling so hopeless about everything else in the world, and so I decided, 'I’m just going to start by yelling at the school board'." thewhitepages.net/p/i-didnt-wa...

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“I didn’t want to poison my kids with my cynicism”

Meet Lila Byock, a parent taking on big tech, building community, and winning

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Event this week: MAMA founder Julie Scelfo will be in conversation with MIT scholar Sherry Turkle to discuss her new book Artificial Intimacy for their “Expert Insights" series. Sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mama/event/1...

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Expert Insights Series: Sherry Turkle · Mothers Against Media Addiction

What is artificial intimacy, and how do we harm ourselves when we delegate our most important relationships to AI? NY Times bestselling author Sherry Turkle discusses her new book and what we can do t...

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Interesting and valid discussion, but we believe that parent polls should really only have a place below what evidence shows actually helps people learn.

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Center for Countering Digital Hate @counterhate.com · 29/09/2026

Elon Musk’s companies are enabling the mass-scale sexual exploitation of women and children. In January, we found Grok generated an estimated 3 MILLION sexualized images over just 11 days.

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sure seems like “AI” is a political project being pursued by some less than awesome people and now is a very good time for building coalitions of students, teachers, and caregivers to resist and refuse these people’s attempts to further undermine public education.

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Despite" technology interventions? Oy.

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"The PISA results showed that children who do not use AI for schoolwork score, on average, about 20 points higher than students who do — the equivalent of being an entire school year ahead." spectator.com/article/educ... Andrew Cantarutti in the Spectator. #EdTech #AI

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Education technology has stolen students’ attention

After the past few weeks, there can’t be many people left still unaware of the rapidly growing power of artificial intelligence. No one knows quite what to do about it or what to expect and when. Pare...

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Alpha School's "software is just techwashing for [Christopher Rufo and his coalition's] dream of teacherlessness and totalitarian surveillance of students and schools. That’s what they really want to hyperscale," writes @mattseybold.bsky.social.

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All Our Kids Will Go To Alpha School

On the plans to hyperscale Alpha School’s “AI” tutoring software to “a billion kids.”

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

What do we mean when we say "Intelligence"? 5 scientific experts discuss whether "artificial intelligence" is — or might one day become — truly intelligent. undark.org/2026/09/25/i...

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The more often the students use AI, the more anxious and lonely they become: osf.io/preprints/ps... #StopAI #EdTech

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“We found that two to four kids in every classroom are now reporting they prefer interaction with a chatbot over a human peer,” says Mitch Prinstein, co-director of UNC’s Winston Center on Technology and Brain Development. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One more day! To opt out of Amira AI reading screening for K-2 students

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Some good news: Seattle public schools moving away from the 1:1 iPad model, in which each K-2 student is assigned their own individual iPad, and transitioning to a classroom-based approach to technology access in grades K-2 www.seattleschools.org/news/technol...

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Update to Technology Use for K-2 Students – Seattle Public Schools

is updating how technology is used in kindergarten through second grade classrooms beginning Jan. 4, 2027.

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 21/09/2026

OPINION: It Is Time to Get AI Out of Pennsylvania Schools | The commonwealth is way behind the curve when it comes to protection for students in the AI world, writes @palan57.bsky.social.

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OPINION: It Is Time to Get AI Out of Pennsylvania Schools - Bucks County Beacon

The commonwealth is way behind the curve when it comes to protection for students in the AI world.

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Say it louder for the people in the back! This is a good reason for everyone to be concerned even if AI seems to understand YOU just fine; it might be working for you right now but it's not working for everyone, amplifying existing biases and harms. #AmiraOptOut @schoolsbeyond.bsky.social

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Want an example of successful pushback on "AI" (surveillance) ed tech? This story is uplifting and amazing. @ifeoma.bsky.social is absolutely amazing. Thank you @alixdunn.com and @themaybe.org for this episode. www.themaybe.org/podcast/meet...

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Meet the Mom Winning Against AI in Schools w/ Ifeoma Ozoma

In New Mexico, kids are required to read aloud to an AI avatar named Amira—and it records their voices without consent. Ifeoma Ozoma fights back.

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

OPT OUT OF AMIRA: We're working with Tech In Check, to help parents learn about the Amira AI "reading screener" and how it endangers our privacy while perpetuating bias against children, marking them as having "reading difficulties" even when the test itself is at fault. @schoolsbeyond.bsky.social

PARENTS: Protect your child’s privacy

OPT OUT
of Amira K-2 Reading Screening

SFUSD OPT-OUT DEADLINE:
FRIDAY 9/25/26

HOW TO OPT OUT: https://tinyurl.com/AmiraOptOut
SIGN PETITION: https://tinyurl.com/TiCPetition
GET INVOLVED: https://tinyurl.com/TechInCheckSF

WHAT IS AMIRA?
AI reading assessment and tutoring software that captures voice recordings and trains AI models on children’s data.

WHY OPT OUT OF AMIRA?

It uses children’s biometric data to train AI, without transparency, consent, or adequate privacy protections
Privacy policy is unclear
Replaces human interaction, depriving students of real instruction, connection, and feedback

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

AI slop content has overrun YouTube and other platforms, and it "having detrimental effects on children being able to understand the difference between real and fake.”

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Pierre-Yves Oudeyer @pyoudeyer.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🔍 What happens when you give middle-schoolers unrestricted access to ChatGPT for science tasks? Findings from our new paper led by Rania Abdelghani w/ @koumurayama.bsky.social @celestekidd.bsky.social Hélène Sauzéon 🧵👇

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Tyler Kingkade @tktk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

NEW: While everyone focused on NYC's ban on AI in schools, LA also quietly banned AI tools for all students, and DC public schools laid out new restrictions on screen time It's all b/c parents organizing and pushing them to do it. And more cities are going to follow www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...

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How parent activists pushed schools to restrict AI and screen time — and won

New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., announced changes this week in response to a growing grassroots movement against technology in schools.

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Alpha School is immoral, built on abusing children. This reminds me of the apocryphal 1940s experiment wherein babies were deprived of affection or human connection and died. "What I’ve learned...shook me to my core. I’ve cried multiple times..." buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/its-pretty...

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“It’s pretty dystopian if you think about it”

New report on Alpha School’s activities and culture

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

teaching today "The logical conclusion of a technofeudal oligarchy combining forces with an authoritarian political movement is compulsory enrollment in the security state’s platform architecture of surveillance, indoctrination,+ behavioral modification." www.theamericanvandal.com/p/against-te...

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Against Technofeudal Education

Pillars For Protecting Our "Core Infrastructure" From OpenAI

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Source New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 02/09/2026

As of this week, 18 New Mexico school districts had opted out of using the AI Amira program amid privacy concerns from lawmakers, parents and others. buff.ly/mOkhfKY

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Lawmakers voice concerns over use of Amira AI in public schools • Source New Mexico

New Mexico lawmakers recently voiced concerns over the use of AI in public schools as 18 local districts and charter schools opt out.

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a new report on AI. It warns that while AI can bring significant benefits, AI harms may occur "at a huge scale and very quickly." @ukparliament.parliament.uk #HumanRights #AIpolicy publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt5902/jt...

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Human Rights and the Regulation of AI

Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Folks, if you want to know what's *really* up with "AI", where the harms lie, and contextualize the nonsense du jour, this film is must watch.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 13/09/2026

Hey, @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, thank you for the PARTIAL ban on "A.i." in the public schools! But let's please CLOSE these big LOOPHOLES in the policy that still allow "A.i." to be inflicted on kids! cc @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social

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Jennifer Siebel Newsom @jensiebelnewsom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Governor just signed the strongest child safety tech laws in the nation, banning addictive social media features for kids under 16 and strengthening safeguards around AI companion chatbots. California is setting the standard for the nation that tech innovation must put our kids first.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 11/09/2026

"Adam's Law," named after Adam Raine, puts stronger safeguards in place for kids using AI chatbots, including protections for children in crisis, parental controls, and alerts when safety settings are turned off.

Governor Newsom signs legislation prohibiting addictive social media features for users under age 16, strengthening safeguards for chatbot companions, and making other major advances in online safety.

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

In the fight for reasonable tech policies in schools, wins are dearly bought, so it’s important to celebrate them. This month there have been some important wins for AI-critical parents and allies. ....The wins are good AND we want more. #AI #EdTech irenekaoru.substack.com/p/nyc-and-la...

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NYC and LA said No to AI in Schools

The two largest school districts in the country made a statement. Now what?

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The offer to "summarize" everything by the ever present "helpful" AI bot is a constant dumbeat of stupefication, infantilization, the whisper of "don't try.....why try.....effort is bad...." I find it repellant, also.

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Steve B @steveb.wsocial.eu · 04/08/2026

Must-read essential level insight from Cory @doctorow.pluralistic.net for @thenerve.news: 'This has created a situation in which everyone – "boards, executives, employees, vendors, consultants" – has a strong incentive to lie about how much AI is delivering for their companies.'

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Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 09/09/2026

From The Crimson editorial board: “…to encourage unfettered use of AI, especially for “writing-intensive” courses, is antithetical to promoting learning and jeopardizes the purpose of a liberal arts education.”

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Don't Tell Us To Write Our Papers With AI | The Harvard Crimson

It’s still unclear how AI could be used to support academic writing without meaningfully outsourcing one’s thinking. Professors might not be able to enforce a prohibition on its use for larger take-ho...

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

SF Parents Back-to-School Community Meeting: A conversation with Superintendent Maria Su and Deputy Superintendent John Davis #SFschools san-francisco-parent-coalition.solidarity.tech/sf-parents-c...

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SF Parents Community Meeting: Back-to-School 2026-27 - San Francisco Parents Network

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Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @luizajarovsky.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A 2-minute case study of what can go wrong at the intersection of AI and privacy, especially when children are involved:

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Center for Countering Digital Hate @counterhate.com · 09/09/2026

We've repeatedly exposed the harms Big Tech platforms can cause kids. We need accountability now. That’s why we’ve joined 140+ organizations in calling on EU President von der Leyen to require tech companies to prove their products are safe for kids before they reach the market. 👇

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Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 08/09/2026

Some pro-AI people frame the AI in school debate as "Why would you not allow AI in schools? It's like sticking with an axe when a chainsaw is available." Why this framing is wrong:

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ParentsResist.Tech @parentsresist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Wise, given what we know; there is ample evidence that reading and writing using physical paper materials leads to better learning outcomes: "Amid declining test scores, [Sweden] has pivoted away from screens and invested in back-to-basics school materials." www.zmescience.com/science/news...

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Why Sweden Is Spending Millions to Ditch School iPads and Bring Back Books

Amid declining test scores, the country has pivoted away from screens and invested in back-to-basics school materials.

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