Feeling ‘Unsafe’ in Online Spaces Young Peoples' Perspectives on Online Harms and ..
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Claims that blanket bans and mandatory ID checks (age verification) trade safety for surveillance and exclusion, harming privacy, participation and migrants' access; EU guidance (Article 28) pushes privacy-by-design but enforcement lags. Panelists describe two concrete tools: Phoenix for social media analysis and a proposed polarization footprint measuring prevalence, norm acceptance and interaction sorting. They call for design fixes—end persuasive notifications, prioritize explicit signals—note parental controls fail, and flag €113m annual Big Tech lobbying as a barrier to change.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:53Personal relationships with online spaces
- 9:10Symbolic youth inclusion
- 14:47Homogenized youth ideas
- 19:22Excluding children from policies
- 22:49Depoliticizing harm language
- 28:47Racialized migrant youth surveillance
- 33:45Design risks and harms
- 40:08Flaws in digital governance
- 46:32Children’s mental health protection
- 55:52Self-care and community resilience
- 1:00:53Age restrictions debate
- 1:07:02Digital participation tools
- 1:12:42Closing remarks
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