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ICYMI - Social Media Is Better With Kids

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Society & Culture, Business, News

3.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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As even more countries adopt social media bans for under-sixteen-year-olds, not only does one recent survey confirm they’re not even effective, but they also risk ruining the best parts of the internet. In today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined again by internet culture and tech writer Tatum Hunter to discuss how kids have been responsible for defining so many of the memes and apps we enjoy online. Without them, our entire online experience will be worse, and without properly addressing the root cause of the internet’s harm, kids won’t be better off, either. 


This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay, with help from Kevin Bendis.


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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Kate Lindsay, and you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I, or in case you missed it, Slate's

0:19.2

podcast about internet culture.

0:20.7

And today on the show, we are welcoming back Tatum Hunter.

0:23.6

Hello Tatum.

0:24.6

Hello.

0:25.6

Tatum is a tech and internet culture writer.

0:27.6

She's written for places like The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.

0:30.6

She was last on her show to talk about Australia's under 16 social media ban.

0:34.6

And so now with more bands passing in places like the UK

0:38.2

and I know Canada is now gearing up for it,

0:40.6

she's back to talk about what it would mean for us

0:42.6

if kids were no longer on social media.

0:44.8

But before we get to that,

0:46.3

we must talk about the other thing

0:47.4

that I know is a thorn in your side

0:49.6

because I follow you on Instagram,

0:51.3

which is meta-glasses.

1:03.8

We have talked about meta-glasses on this show before.

1:09.1

We recently spoke to Matt Bernstein about meta-glasses, and their recent push like, kind of like, fashiony girl boss items

1:11.6

with their collaboration with Kylie Jenner.

1:13.6

But I'm excited to just talk about it briefly with you because as an Instagram follower of yours,

1:18.8

I know you similarly have thoughts about this recent sort of PR effort that's been happening

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