Digital influences: Wellbeing and the digital lives of young people
Last week, researchers, practitioners, educators and policymakers gathered in Durham for the Digital Influences: Wellbeing and the Digital Lives of […]
Meta’s settlement is not the end of the debate, but maybe it is a start
Meta’s recent 18 Billion dollar settlement after a lawsuit filed by 29 US states over allegations that their social media
Digital influences: Wellbeing and the digital lives of young people
How does growing up in a digital world shape young people’s wellbeing, relationships, and sense of self? As social media
Resources repository
Our Resource Repository brings together a growing collection of free resources on different aspects of critical digital literacies, developed through
Digital inclusion beyond access and towards agency: the role of curriculum
In an era where digital technologies shape almost every aspect of our lives, educational discussions about digital inclusion often begin
Growing Up in the Online World – Our Response to Social Media Bans
Below is a summary of our position and recommendations. A full response can be accessed here. Key position Blanket social
‘Magnifica Humanitas’, AI, and suffering
ike many of you, I have been reflecting on Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, his first encyclical, which offers a compelling invitation to reconsider what it means to be human in an era increasingly shaped by algorithmic power. Among its many provocative insights, one line in particular has stayed with me: “To eliminate suffering entirely would mean, in the end, extinguishing love and desire as well.”
Online, everyone is a flower, but everyone needs to be a gardener too: Rethinking digital wellbeing with young people
It was a real privilege to contribute to the III International Digital Wellbeing Conference in Lisbon. I am deeply grateful
Being a critical thinker in the context of social media and digital engagement
To be a critical thinker in a digital world means going beyond simply consuming or sharing content. It involves actively
Rethinking digital wellbeing through intersubjective recognition: An infographic
What does it mean to feel well or lead a “good life” in a digital world? And how might our