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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · 6d

‘AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations:’ @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy

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Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · 7d

ShopGPT. What could possibly go wrong

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From the ChatGPT community on Reddit: i'm about to make ten million dollars

Explore this post and more from the ChatGPT community

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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · 10d

So it goes…

www.techpolicy.press/the-internet...

The Internet Coup Is Here. And the World Is Still Asleep | TechPolicy.Press

At UNGA 80, the world’s leaders have a chance to prove that they understand what is at stake, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.

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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · 15d

Talking about life online can be challenging for any young person. Having speech, language and communication needs ( #SLCN ) adds complexity.

Talk:Tech is a range of visual and spoken resources to support conversations about digital.

parentzone.org.uk/TalkTech

Talk:Tech

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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · 16d

ICYMI: September's More Than Robots features stats, fakes, pre-bunking, power, media and financial literacies and opinions on all things youth / digital / equity

www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...

🚸 More Than Robots #93 September 2025

the hurl and gliding / Rebuffed the big wind - Gerard Manley Hopkins The great, tricky return to school and other routines has begun

www.morethanrobots.org.uk

cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · 22d

There is a clear link between a child’s and their parents’ financial capability.

Parents' digital financial capability needs to be improved, but this alone will not improve children's outcomes. Strategic parenting support is also needed.
parentzone.org.uk/sites/defaul...

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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · 22d

The myth of sovereign AI

a handful of American and Chinese tech firms control the #AI infrastructure — from chips and large language models to cloud services and data centers.

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The myth of sovereign AI: Countries rely on U.S. and Chinese tech

As countries pursue self-sufficiency in AI, they risk depending on foreign companies, undermining their independence and their goals.

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Andy Robertson 🔜 London ComicCon @geekdadgamer.bsky.social · Sep 8

Celebrate with us! Our biggest @officialpax.bsky.social Family Gaming Room:
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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · 23d

[There is a] need to develop resources that address the identified skills gap for parents with low levels of digital inclusion in what to do when encountering challenges to their children’s online safety.

www.gov.uk/government/p...

The right moment for digital safety

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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · 26d

featuring @ofcom.bsky.social @pewresearch.org @emilysetty.bsky.social @nspcc.bsky.social @revealingreality.bsky.social @parentzone.org.uk and many more

cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · 26d

More Than Robots - September edition is available now

A ramble around the youth/digital/equity Venn in too big new school shoes

www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...

🚸 More Than Robots #93 September 2025

the hurl and gliding / Rebuffed the big wind - Gerard Manley Hopkins The great, tricky return to school and other routines has begun

www.morethanrobots.org.uk

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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · 29d

‘Perpetrators may initially engage boys through shared gaming interests, offer virtual gifts or game loot’

Increases in child online sexual extortion among boys may be facilitated by digital goods in gaming and gifting that can’t be easily rejected or switched off.

www.thorn.org/blog/2024-yo...

1 in 3 young boys are targeted online: What the new 2024 Youth Perspectives data tells us

Thorn's 2024 Youth Perspectives Report reveals alarming data: 1 in 3 boys aged 9-to-12 report online sexual interactions, the highest rate in five years.

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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · 29d

‘These are not distant problems. Warning signs are already appearing in the UK and other countries. This signals a dangerous vulnerability to similar outbreaks of organized digital violence.’ The Anatomy of the South Korean Deepfake Crisis www.linkedin.com/posts/adgrov...

Over the course of just a few weeks last year it emerged that girls and young women in hundreds of schools and universities across South Korea were being systematically targeted with deepfake sexual… ...

Over the course of just a few weeks last year it emerged that girls and young women in hundreds of schools and universities across South Korea were being systematically targeted with deepfake sexual a...

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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sarah Conner watching you use AI for everything

cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · Aug 18

Back from leave - what did I miss?

cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · Jul 30

‘Scam compounds in Myanmar may have more than doubled their use of Starlink after Thailand cut off their internet access in May 2024.’

Welcome to the future.

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Inside the collapse of Builder.ai

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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · Jul 30

Never mind the socialweb... here comes the neuro-web
'Given the risks around neurotechnology, society cannot afford to repeat the failures of before.'
www.unicef.org/innocenti/re...

#MoreThanRobots

Neurotechnology and Children’s Rights

Preparing for the future

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Parent Zone @parentzone.org.uk · Jul 28

We’re delighted to launch #EverydayDigital - the product that helps parents develop media literacy skills for everyday life.

Want to help parents protect themselves from disinformation or scams? Buy and access engaging resources to use in your work:

parentzone.org.uk/everydaydigital

Purple background with a white brushstroke center displaying 'Everyday Digital' surrounded by icons of a location pin, chat bubble with heart, settings gear, and toggle switch.

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Parent Zone @parentzone.org.uk · Jul 25

Media literacy – particularly for parents – is finally getting the attention it needs. How this will be delivered is the critical next step.

What we can say is that without “long-term strategic vision” successful delivery remains unlikely.

Read more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/17...

Failure to prioritise media literacy in the UK presents a risk to social cohesion and democracy - Committees - UK Parliament

The Communications and Digital Committee publishes its report ‘Media literacy’.

committees.parliament.uk

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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · Jul 25

Stark statistics from @cfyounglives.bsky.social on the scale and scope of child vulnerability and poverty - increases across the board...
www.centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/...

Centre for Young Lives’ 2025 State of Childhood Vulnerability report warns the Covid pandemic is still casting a long shadow over millions of children in England five years on | Centre for Young Lives...

The Centre for Young Lives think tank launches its annual report on childhood vulnerability ‘State of the Nation: Identifying Vulnerable Children and Young People and Supporting Them to Thrive’.

www.centreforyounglives.org.uk

cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · Jul 25

'parents need targeted resources to help them reinforce media literacy education at home while improving their own skills in this area.'
Lots to unpack in the new @houseoflords.parliament.uk report on #MediaLiteracy
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...

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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · Jul 24

If we designed products and services to reduce online harm or support people when they experience it, what might this look like?

@rufflemuffin.bsky.social explores how design patterns could reduce #ChildFinancialHarms

parentzone.org.uk/article/desi...

Designing ways to identify Child Financial Harms in games

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cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · Jul 18

The Early years foundation stage statutory framework has been updated but where is the consideration for digital media literacy?

As our @nuffieldfoundation.org supported review found, there's significant gaps between guidance, research and families everyday lives
parentzone.org.uk/article/supp...

Supporting digital media literacy development in early years

parentzone.org.uk

cliffmanning.bsky.social @cliffmanning.bsky.social · Jul 17

ICYMI: More Than Robots - July edition is out now

A ramble around the youth / digital / equity Venn and all shady stops in between

www.morethanrobots.org.uk/more-than-ro...

⏰ More Than Robots #91 July 2025

fugit inreparabile tempus Time flies like an arrow and yet also seems to go in circles. Here are some things to make the most of the time available.

www.morethanrobots.org.uk

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Smart Data Research UK @sdruk.bsky.social · Jul 4

🚨 New funding opportunity: Smart Data Research UK Fellowships

Today, we're pre-announcing the SDR UK Fellowships, offering UK-based researchers up to £200,000 (FEC) to undertake innovative research. Sign up for our webinar on 29 July: bit.ly/4lBrQQh.

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