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@alixdunn.com will be in discussion with some incredible child safety advocates and tech policy experts: - @katejsim.bsky.social, Director of COSPR - Fir Redzuan, Founder of Monsters Against Us - Octania Wynn, Researcher at ELSAM

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We’re hosting a live show at SVRI in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, October 9th, to explore the tension between free expression and youth safety online, in Asia and beyond.

These laws carry harms of their own: they restrict young people’s ability to connect, learn, and express themselves, while contorting the shape of the internet in ways that can make it worse for everyone. So what do we do?

Across Asia, countries are rapidly introducing social media bans for young people. Harms to children online - from adverse mental and physical health impacts to sexual exploitation and violence - have prompted regulators to act. But at what cost?

They talk through social media bans, age verification, and what we can do to make online spaces safer for everyone. Listen to this conversation here: www.themaybe.org/podcast/the-...

The Kids Are Online: Are Social Media Bans the Answer? w/ Cori Crider and Pamela Wisniewski

Almost everyone studying kids’ safety online agrees that a blanket social media ban won't work. So what would?

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@alixdunn.com sat down with Pamela Wisniewski, Principal Research Scientist at @icsiatberkeley.bsky.social and @coricrider.com, Executive Director at @fotitech.eurosky.social, to tackle this sticky issue.

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How can we make social media work for kids when it doesn’t even work for us? For the last episode of our Back to School series, we’re turning to a hot button topic: child safety online.

The Maybe @themaybe.org · 24/09/2026

We’re taking our conversations beyond the pod, sifting through the hype (+ swapping notes on how to tell our friends why AI doomerism is BS), and sharing content that connects the dots across technology, politics, power, and culture. Keep your finger on the pulse without doomscrolling. Join us!

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 24/09/2026

The doors to The Maybe Collective are now OPEN! Have you been wishing for a space that isn’t inundated with AI slop and sloppy takes? Come on in to The Maybe Collective: a membership community on the politics of tech: www.themaybe.org/collective

A membership community on the politics of technology: part learning lab, part group chat, part call to action — with people who actually get it.

The Maybe Collective

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 18/09/2026

If you’re a parent in California and you’re worried about your kids’ usage of AI chatbots, Andrew is looking for parents to help with a new campaign! Get in touch here: chatgptlitigation.com

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Chat GPT Litigation

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 18/09/2026

Andrew Liddell sat down with @alixdunn.com to talk about the slimy industry that is EdTech. Andrew breaks down how these companies twist student privacy laws to push parents and kids out of the decision-making process, and how he and his wife are fighting back. Listen to this conversation here:

When Kids Can’t Consent: The Case Against Tech in the Classroom w/ Andrew Liddell

No tech that your kid uses in the classroom was designed for their benefit. Andrew Liddell tells us exactly how EdTech works—and who it works for.

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 18/09/2026

EdTech makes big promises about accelerating learning. But putting a laptop in every kid’s hands doesn’t make them better students—it just makes them better consumers.

Nathalie Maréchal, PhD @nathaliemarechal.net · 15/09/2026

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Three weeks from today! Someday soon, we will have a chance to reconstruct American democracy, again. If we want this time to stick, we’ll need to dismantle the forces that gave rise to technofascism: surveillance capitalism. This is not “one neat trick” - this is big, radical, structural change.

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Jed Brown @jedbrown.org · 16/09/2026

Our union book club has been reading Class Struggle Unionism by Joe Burns. This interview is especially on point in that context. I'm excited to read this next.

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Class Struggle Unionism

For those who want to build a fighting labor movement, there are many questions to answer. How to relate to the union establishment which often does not want to fight? Whether to work in the rank and ...

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In this special episode, @alixdunn.com spoke with @js-tan.bsky.social and Clarissa Redwine, authors of the book ‘Against Tech Oligarchy,’ about the dramatic shift in tech worker power over the last decade—and what it takes for workers to organize and fight back. www.themaybe.org/podcast/the-...

The Battle for Power Inside Big Tech: Against Tech Oligarchy w/ JS Tan & Clarissa Redwine

In their new book, Against Tech Oligarchy, authors JS Tan and Clarissa Redwine ask the question: did tech workers ever actually learn how to fight?

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JS Tan @js-tan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

How do you build worker power in an industry where your employer can freeze the code, lock you out, and carry on?

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AGAINST TECH OLIGARCHY is in stores today! We wrote this for anyone seeking to understand what the tech oligarchs have in store, how they move, how they oppress and extract. And most importantly, how resistance has formed within their own empires. Join us on tour: againsttecholigarchy.com

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Catch the full conversation here: www.themaybe.org/podcast/how-...

How to Scare a Fascist w/ Naomi Klein

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A few months ago, @naomiaklein.bsky.social chatted with @alixdunn.com on the pod about why fascists frame today as ‘end times’:

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End Times Fascism – Naomi Klein

END TIMES FASCISM by @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social is out today!! Grab your copy here: naomiklein.org/end-times-fa...

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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...

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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Now, she’s leading the charge in New Mexico to ban Amira and other nonconsensual AI EdTech from schools. And she’s winning! Check out @alixdunn.com's fascinating conversation with @ifeoma.bsky.social here: www.themaybe.org/podcast/meet...

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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She broke her NDA to speak out against Pinterest. Now she’s helping others come forward

For @ifeoma.bsky.social, that was enough to sound the alarm. A lifelong agitator + organizer, Ifeoma sharpened her advocacy chops in California, taking on Pinterest in a public showdown and passing the Silenced No More Act to prevent NDAs from silencing workers. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Ifeoma Ozoma has co-sponsored a bill to protect workers who speak out on discrimination or harassment. ‘Coming forward should not carry as much risk,’ she said

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Meet Amira, an AI reading tutor alarming some parents and school leaders in New Mexico

Amira is an AI avatar showing up in preschool and elementary school classrooms around the country. “She” is also recording kids’ voices to use as training data, without parental consent. www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...

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Literacy software powered by AI has captured hundreds of thousands of recordings of New Mexico students. Now the state faces questions about children’s data.

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Imagine this: your five-year-old kid comes home from school talking about their new friend, Amira. The only problem? She’s not real.

Alix Dunn @alixdunn.com · 11/09/2026

Alix goes on at 02:42:57 - you need a login to listen but stay tuned for a clip, coming soon!

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Also the parent is none other than @ifeoma.bsky.social. If you don't know about her work, you should! She is the advocate that successfully fought for worker protections in CA and has had a banger career making our world better in all kinds of ways.

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Alix Dunn @alixdunn.com · 11/09/2026

Just posted such a cool ep about a parent who has mobilised parents to boot a shoddy AI literacy tool from schools in New Mexico. Inspiring tactics that can be used in your local area too! www.themaybe.org/podcast/meet...

Meet the Mom Winning Against AI in Schools

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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Kait Borsay with The Evening Edition | Times Radio | The Times and The Sunday Times

@alixdunn.com was on the @thetimes.com radio last night with @kaitborsay.bsky.social - they chatted about the Anthropic whistleblower and how we should be less worried about AI betraying us in the future, and more how AI execs are betraying us now. Tune in here: www.thetimes.com/radio/show/2...

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Listen to Times Radio live for the latest breaking news, expert analysis and well-informed discussion covering the biggest stories of the day.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 19/08/2026

been reading university/higher-ed policies on the use of genAI in education. most policies propose using genAI safely, ethically, & responsibly, which is an oxymoron. the way current genAI is developed, deployed & functions renders the very ideas of safety, ethics, and responsible use meaningless

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 04/09/2026

September means back-to-school, so this month we’re unpacking EdTech and AI in the classroom. For our first dive into the topic, @alixdunn.com sat down with Jared to get the download (sorry) on his new book, The Digital Delusion. Listen to this conversation here: www.themaybe.org/podcast/the-...

The Digital Delusion w/ Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath

Ever wonder what forcing a laptop into every schoolkid’s face does to their brains? According to Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, nothing good!

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 04/09/2026

Jared is a teacher-turned-neuroscientist, endlessly curious about how modern education affects learning and development. He says that human connection between students and teachers is one of the most important factors in learning—and that putting a screen between them can do more harm than good.

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 04/09/2026

Ever wonder what forcing a laptop into every schoolkid’s face does to their brains? According to Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, nothing good!

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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 03/09/2026

We want you to help us shape this community. Sign ups start today. Join before the doors open on Wednesday, September 16th, and you’ll get a free three-month membership to share with a friend. Learn more and join here: www.themaybe.org/collective