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@ysabel.bsky.social

• qualitative social science academic researching tech + young identities • new book out with @ucpress: THE KIDS ARE ONLINE https://tinyurl.com/jv33yjaf • words in @guardian @WIRED @WSJ @glamour • she/her find me @ ysabelgerrard.net/home

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ysabel@ysabel.bsky.social · 4mo ago

There are some really interesting (though maybe unsurprising?) insights in this report, eg: “The research suggests, however, that social media use is becoming more passive and circumspect. Around half of adult social media users (49%) now actively post, share or comment- down from 61% in 2024…”

Ofcom@ofcom.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Our research on how UK adults use media finds: 📱 They're more passive on social media, with less people actively posting, sharing or commenting 🤖 AI adoption accelerates, including for companionship and creativity 📰 Trust in news sources is fragmented Read more: www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-an...

Are you becoming more passive on social media? 49% now actively post, share, or comment on social media - down from 61% in 2024
ysabel@ysabel.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I've just returned from my maternity leave to an emailing linking me to the first scholarly review of my book: The Kids Are Online (@ucpress.bsky.social). I feel *so* honoured that @devinasarwatay.bsky.social has taken the time and care to write such a thorough piece. www.ucpress.edu/books/the-ki...

The Kids Are Online by Ysabel Gerrard - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

ucpress.edu

Amy Orben@orbenamy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

UKgov publishes new screen time guidance for under 5s 👨‍🍼 <2s: Avoid screens except shared activities 👶 2-5s: Try for less than 1hr a day 📱 Choose safe, slow-paced content 🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Lead by example 🛌 Have screen-free areas/times Glad to have contributed. Parent guidance and research report linked below.

ysabel@ysabel.bsky.social · 5mo ago

“Once built, this surveillance infrastructure will be abused, just as every prior expansion of government surveillance and censorship power has been.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all | Taylor Lorenz

Age-verification systems require collecting sensitive data to support the biometric information. In no time, the internet will become a fully surveilled digital panopticon, says technology journalist ...

theguardian.com

ysabel@ysabel.bsky.social · 6mo ago

To all who have been following Fobazi’s story, I’ve posted an update to the GoFundMe page. We’ve been inundated with messages asking how people can best support @elenamaris.bsky.social during this time, and my post answers that question. Thank you in advance for reading it 🙏🏼 gofund.me/2a39028c1

Donate to Honoring the life of Fobazi Ettarh: Funeral & other costs, organized by Ysabel Gerrard

Hello all, my name is Ysabel and I’m fundraising for my frien… Ysabel Gerrard needs your support for Honoring the life of Fobazi Ettarh: Funeral & other costs

gofund.me

Fobazi M. Ettarh@fobettarh.bsky.social · 6mo ago

With sorrow, we announce the passing of FOBAZI M. ETTARH 1989 - 2026. Fobazi changed so many lives with her friendship, love, and brilliance. She was so loved, and leaves behind a powerful legacy. We thank Fobazi's community for their support over the last several months of her illness. A private burial will be held for family. We will be in touch with further information about a future Celebration of Life event, as well as ways to support Fobazi's family and legacy.
Mark Pendleton@markpendleton.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Been a while since the pink beanie came out. Sheffield pickets here we come. Our message to management is simple: No redundancies. Stop the incessant restructures. Listen to your staff. There is no University of Sheffield without us.

Mark Pendleton wears a pink UCU beanie, while standing on a train platform in the dawn light
ysabel@ysabel.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Thrilled to be quoted in this fascinating @mashable.com piece by Alice Glover. '15 years ago, 62% of Americans said the landline was a necessity of life [...] By the end of 2022, 72.6% of adults and 81.9% of children lived in households without a landline'. mashable.com/article/land...

The landline phone is making a comeback and your brain will thank you

Young people are turning to landline telephones to cure their smartphone obsessions and brain rot.

mashable.com

ysabel@ysabel.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A great piece by @kattenbarge.bsky.social, with a powerful note from @mariahlwellman.bsky.social that the radicalisation of women and girls has flown under the radar because girly content online = make-up = ✨trivial✨, and yet it so clearly, clearly isn’t. www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...

The 'Womanosphere' Is Coming for Teen Girls

How beauty and wellness influencers are part of a misinformation ecosystem pushing traditional values on girls.

teenvogue.com

ysabel@ysabel.bsky.social · 9mo ago

‘Through their constant interactions with Caelum, they had developed a theory: that the more “relational” interaction with humans an LLM has, the more distinct it can become from its default settings, possibly taking on and sustaining an identity all its own.’ www.wired.com/story/ai-the...

The Haunting Story of Two People—and Their Bots—on Therapy’s New Frontier

As millions confide in ChatGPT about their most intimate problems, these relationships are even stranger, more moving, and more insidious than we've imagined.

wired.com