Drew Benvie
@drew.battenhall.com
Social media commentator, CEO of @battenhall.com and public speaker. Featured on BBC telly, radio and in other places.
Wrote the Wikipedia page on social media, did a TED talk on it, and shout at various sports. Proud father & husband & dog dad. LDN
Wrote the Wikipedia page on social media, did a TED talk on it, and shout at various sports. Proud father & husband & dog dad. LDN
An ineffectual social media ban for kids will be the legislation's undoing.
Or worse, those who experience real harms from social media, dark social, messaging apps, the dark web or AI will be less safe as a result.
Or worse, those who experience real harms from social media, dark social, messaging apps, the dark web or AI will be less safe as a result.
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 AM
An ineffectual social media ban for kids will be the legislation's undoing.
Or worse, those who experience real harms from social media, dark social, messaging apps, the dark web or AI will be less safe as a result.
Or worse, those who experience real harms from social media, dark social, messaging apps, the dark web or AI will be less safe as a result.
What I’d love to see: progressive tech reforms, education programs and a better understanding of how agile our teenage digital escape artists really are. If any country’s govt think banning social media for kids will make lives safer, they are sorely mistaken as to how the real world really works.
December 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
What I’d love to see: progressive tech reforms, education programs and a better understanding of how agile our teenage digital escape artists really are. If any country’s govt think banning social media for kids will make lives safer, they are sorely mistaken as to how the real world really works.
We’re about to find out what’s more harmful to teens than algorithmically shaped, moderated and peer-protected social media. It’s AI companions, dark social and fake social IDs.
December 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We’re about to find out what’s more harmful to teens than algorithmically shaped, moderated and peer-protected social media. It’s AI companions, dark social and fake social IDs.
woohoo! Here for Bluesky being used more by ppl
July 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
woohoo! Here for Bluesky being used more by ppl