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No. I was not paid to critique the Anxious Generation. I came to the conclusion that the science featured in it was flawed all on my own
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 06:42:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://candiceodgers.substack.com/p/no-i-was-not-paid-to-critique-the
"Every time I make a statement like “Guns are the number one killer of children
in America (not Instagram)”. I am accused of having my research funded by Meta.
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No one paid me to disagree with Jonathan Haidt. It was teenagers who taught me that he was wrong.
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 06:41:11 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://made-not-found-by-danah-boyd.ghost.io/no-one-paid-me-to-disagree-with-jonathan-haidt-it-was-teenagers-who-taught-me-that-he-was-wrong/>
"According to recently released discovery materials, Meta directly targeted
Jonathan Haidt by trying to stir up academics to oppose him. The odd thing is
that many of us scholars who disagree with him knew nothing about this and
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Study: America’s Measles Problem Is Domestic, Not RFK Jr.’s Dirty Foreigners
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 06:39:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/29/study-americas-measles-problem-is-domestic-not-rfk-jr-s-dirty-foreigners/>
"To state that RFK Jr. says things that are just plainly wrong is to state the
obvious. His waffling claims about the dangers of vaccines are wrong. His
various other pet conspiracy theories, such as chemtrails and damage to humans
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Are Australia’s native bees thriving or declining? We don’t know but can find out
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 06:38:20 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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New research: the everyday work of managing misogyny online
Tue, 3 Nov 2026 06:37:23 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.australiancommunitymanagers.com.au/blog/report-managing-misogyny-online>
"We are proud to publish new research produced by Australian Community Managers
for Digital Rights Watch, with generous support from the Minderoo Foundation.
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The ‘Cornell 7’ reported rape shows why we need to rethink sexual violence prevention
Mon, 2 Nov 2026 23:36:20 +1100
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Fix The News 359: Kids These Days. Mafia. Decolonisation. Montreal’s foxes.
Mon, 2 Nov 2026 23:35:35 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://substack.fixthenews.com/p/359-kids-these-days-mafia-decolonisation>
"Until about 9.30pm on Sunday it looked like Serbia’s strongman Aleksandar
Vučić wasn’t going to go quietly, with riot police massing beside the electoral
commission in Belgrade and groups of men in black, many of them football
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The same satellite can have military and civilian functions. This creates a dilemma for NZ
Mon, 2 Nov 2026 23:34:21 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/the-same-satellite-can-have-military-and-civilian-functions-this-creates-a-dilemma-for-nz-293087>
"As last week’s Aerospace Summit in Christchurch made clear, New Zealand is
rapidly developing capabilities and partnerships in a sector estimated to be
worth NZ$2.5 billion to the national economy.
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Your Diary Has A Creditor: What Character.ai’s Bankruptcy Does To Freedom Of Thought
Mon, 2 Nov 2026 23:33:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/29/your-diary-has-a-creditor-what-character-ais-bankruptcy-does-to-freedom-of-thought/>
"What is covered by freedom of thought in the AI age is being decided by courts
that are hearing cases about something entirely different. The Chapter 11
filing of Character.ai on October 12 is the second such case in a year, and it
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Literary pioneer Hilary McPhee launched Helen Garner, published Cloudstreet – and inspired me
Mon, 2 Nov 2026 23:32:05 +1100
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