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This post is something I’m working on to support my Masters of Teaching students to grapple with the diverse public discussion happening right now in Australia that impacts educators.

I want to be careful about what kind of post this is, because it isn’t the same kind of post as “Another Day, Another Declaration.”

I’m writing this post because Australia’s social media ban has become a case study in how evidence gets bent to fit a conclusion that was decided before the data arrived — and every time someone with a platform declares victory, that framing hardens a lit…

We want the internet to be safer.

I’ve been tracking Australia’s social media regulation landscape for a long time.

It’s late.

Today I’m getting teaching materials ready for semester.

A note to readers: I’m writing this in the thick of marking student submissions – the most grinding aspect of academic work.

Students push back hard against word constraints.

A sociological perspective on why technical solutions keep missing the human element The Hype Moment Consider this recent announcement from the Boston Global Forum’s “Boston Plurality Summit“: they’re unveiling an “AIWS Bank and Digital Assets Model” that…