If you are a teen who uses YouTube (or know of one – maybe even your own teenager), please think seriously about posting a response to this video:
(You can also watch it directly on YouTube here).
Over on the Risk Science Blog, I’ve just posted a piece about Baroness Susan Greenfield’s views on the internet and society. Something that concerns her a lot is how the internet, gaming and social media might be affecting teenagers. But hardly anyone it seems actually bothers to ask teens what they think.
The video above was posted by my daughter Jade on her YouTube collab channel. She has been talking with her fellow collaborators for a while now on asking their followers for thoughts on social media and being a teenager. I’m afraid my interest in Susan Greenfield’s ideas tipped the balance, and encouraged them to get a move on with posting the three questions in the video.
This seems like an important opportunity though for teens to talk about social media on their own terms, and in a way that will help “experts” who think they know what is going on from actually finding out what it’s like for teenagers in today’s hyper-connected world.
So please encourage anyone you know to watch and post a response.
And check back in a few weeks to see the result.
Thanks!