Amelia Johns

Reports Project Full Report This report presents findings from our ARC Discovery project: Fostering Global Digital Citizenship: ‘Everyday’ digital practices of diaspora youth in a connected world [DP190100…

Hi folks, we are very pleased to announce that the final report for our 'Fostering Global Digital citizenship: Diaspora Youth In a Connected World' project has landed 🎉

Read the full report here youthdigitalcitizenship.wordpress.com/reports/

Beyond risk: reducing the gap between diaspora youth digital citizenship needs and school curricula by Amelia Johns, Anita Harris, Emily Booth, Gilbert Caluya and Jessica Walton ABSTRACT Young people’s digital citizenship education has often been approached from a risk perspective with less attention given to how young people use digital technologies to positively engage with social issues and citizenship practices. Diaspora youth are further stigmatised, being defined as ‘at-risk’ of greater harm from digital environments, which frames them as victims or non-agentic. This article draws on qualitative research with diaspora youth, as well as policymakers and educators, about their digital citizenship education needs, practices and views. We explore their perceptions of digital citizenship: as a concept and practice, and also its place and framing within Australian school education. The findings reflect a disconnect between diaspora youth and key stakeholders regarding the purpose and benefits of digital citizenship education. This illustrates a need for a more nuanced approach that takes diaspora youths’ own experiences, needs and aspirations seriously in the design of school curricula.

🟨New Publication in #LMT 🟪

In this paper @ameliajohns.bsky.social, Harris, Booth, @gilbertcaluya.bsky.social & Walton show a gap between how #DigitalCitizenship is framed in Australian schools + how diaspora youth conceptualise it through the lens of their own needs.

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Beyond risk: reducing the gap between diaspora youth digital citizenship needs and school curricula Young people’s digital citizenship education has often been approached from a risk perspective with less attention given to how young people use digital technologies to positively engage with socia...

Very excited to finally share the first of several articles, and shortly a report, to be published this year which share the findings of an ARC Discovery project I had the privilege to work on with colleagues Anita Harris, Gilbert Caluya & Jessica Walton: url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ym_HCr81YN...

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Canadian tech advocates join movement to free social media feeds from billionaire control Element AI co-founder, Mozilla Foundation president part of Free Our Feeds fundraising campaign.

Canada is in the house ... "Canadian tech advocates join @freeourfeeds.com movement to free social media feeds from billionaire control"

Compared to other pieces written about this bold new initiative, this one contains more details. betakit.com/canadian-tec...

Mark Zuckerberg’s new Meta policies okay using dehumanizing slurs toward LGBTQ+ people Instagram, Facebook, and Threads are now unsafe for many users, advocates say.

But the lifting of restrictions on incendiary slurs against immigrants & LGBTQ+ people are AOK and will take effect immediately globally . www.advocate.com/business/met...

‘It’s Total Chaos Internally at Meta Right Now’: Employees Protest Zuckerberg’s Anti LGBTQ Changes Meta's decision to specifically allow users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill" has sparked widespread backlash at the company.

Social media companies are accelerating the dehumanisation of LGBT people (alongside women, disabled folks, Muslims, migrants, Indigenous communities, etc). We’re not abstract ideologies or topics to debate. We’re people. We deserve to live without disinformation and politics trashing our humanity.

Fake headlines flood Facebook after fact-checkers dropped — including 'Zuckerberg dead' Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is dealing with a flood of fake news headlines after announcing that his social media sites will stop fact-checking news stories on Meta platforms like Facebook, Insta...

"Fake headlines flood Facebook after fact-checkers dropped — including 'Zuckerberg dead'" www.rawstory.com/mark-zuckerb...

Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking | TechCrunch Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S. since Meta CEO Mark

Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/g...

NEW: Platformer has obtained the dehumanizing new guidelines moderating what people can now say about trans people on Facebook and Instagram. Employees tell me these changes are likely to inspire more violence against LGBT people: www.platformer.news/meta-new-tra...

The symbolic violence and regressive effort to erase and marginalise queer, trans, and nb people here is abhorent. This will embolden bigots. BUT queer people do exist, thrive, love/are loved, and we'll continue to find + build spaces to connect, depsite these efforts of Zuckerberg and his MAGA ilk.

Tech Bro Power Play: Zuckerberg vs. Global Tech Justice | TechPolicy.Press Tuesday's announcement signaled a new alliance between Silicon Valley and Washington against regulation and tech justice, write Tom Divon and Jonathan Corpus Ong.

New op-ed with the amazing @tomdivon.bsky.social
discusses the *global* implications of Zuckerberg's techbro flex of Silicon Valley's alliance with Trump 2.0. We critique the framing of exceptional American values as shield against global tech justice 1/3 www.techpolicy.press/tech-bro-pow...

New research: 77% of LGBTQ young people have faced workplace sexual harassment In a landmark study of 1,000 LGBTQ young people, we found many experience threats to “fix” them through sexual violence.

Excellent overview of key findings from our study of LGBTQ+ young people's experiences of workplace sexual harassment. The full report is out today (see link in the article) theconversation.com/new-research...

On this World AIDS Day, the UN has a clear message:

The world can end AIDS -
if everyone's rights are protected.

'Social media saved me': Here's what children want you to know about the social media ban Some Australian children are speaking out against the world-first social media ban for under-16s.

Young Australians speak out against the social media ban www.sbs.com.au/news/the-fee...

Australian academic and civil society experts briefing federal politicians inside Parliament House. Screen capture from senator Pocock's Instagram feed.

A member of the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition, anti-bullying expert and co-founder of Project Rocket Lucy Thomas OAM, Prof Amanda Third (WSU), and Prof Dan Angus (QUT DMRC)

I was in Canberra yesterday alongside other digital media experts to brief members of the cross bench and government on some of the key policies being debated at present, social media bans, age verification, and misinformation. @qutdmrc.bsky.social

🚨In light of the recent social media ban in Australia, it's great to hear @sonialivingstone.bsky.social and #BeebanKidron discuss the importance of a balanced, evidence-based & child-rights focused approach to regulation and advocacy. ✨️
#DigitalFutures4Children @5rightsfound.bsky.social

My new book ‘Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful’ is published in the UK / EU this month @politybooks.bsky.social and in the US in a few weeks. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b... @mediacomgold.bsky.social 🧵1/6

Trans youth are already among Australia’s most marginalised people. The social media ban could make this worse Young trans people in Australia have much higher rates of suicide, mental health struggles and anxiety disorders – but many find refuge in social media.

Trans youth are already among Australia’s most marginalised people. The social media ban could make this worse.
Brilliant work @lizziemaughan.bsky.social

https://
theconversation.com/trans-youth-are-already-among-australias-most-marginalised-people-the-social-media-ban-could-make-this-worse-244657

Youth and Social Media: Is Banning Access the Solution? Get tickets on Humanitix - Youth and Social Media: Is Banning Access the Solution? hosted by UTS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. UTS Central (Building 2), Level 4 Foyer, 61 Broadway, Ultimo NSW 2...

"Youth and Social Media: Is Banning Access the Solution?" - a panel discussion hosted by the UTS Technology, Media, Strategy research group, in-person, Sydney, Dec 9. Register at: events.humanitix.com/youth-and-so...