What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - When Your Childhood Was Their Content
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🗓️ 2 June 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
When someone posts a photo of you online without your consent, it should be easy to have it taken down or confront the person who posted it. But what if the poster is your parent, and it’s not just one photo, but your entire childhood that’s readily available online? And as social media algorithms evolve to push content in front of as many people as possible, what happens when a temper tantrum goes viral?
Guest: Kathryn Lindsay, technology and culture writer.
Host: Emily Peck
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| 0:00.0 | I would dream first home, probably a doer-upper, put a ron stamp on it. |
| 0:03.3 | Sounds like a nightmare, which is why I keep saying we should look at new builds. |
| 0:06.5 | But they're all so... |
| 0:07.2 | Water tight, asshole-free. |
| 0:08.4 | Boring, just white boxes. |
| 0:10.2 | Well, we can decorate an old liquor painted in there. |
| 0:12.4 | Hmm. |
| 0:13.4 | Like a nice shade of grey. |
| 0:15.2 | We are not having grey walls. |
| 0:16.9 | Why not? |
| 0:17.5 | Why not? |
| 0:18.5 | Whatever stage of the process you're at, |
| 0:20.1 | Halifax's online first-time buyer events are full of useful tips and guidance. |
| 0:24.9 | Halifax, it's a people thing. |
| 0:26.8 | For more information, search Halifax first-time buyer events. |
| 0:34.2 | I just want to note that today is the first time that I've introduced myself with my legal name in three years. |
| 0:39.9 | Because I'm terrified to share my name. |
| 0:42.1 | Because the digital footprint I had no control over exists. |
| 0:46.3 | I apologize. |
| 0:50.0 | That's 24-year-old Cam Barrett, |
| 0:52.0 | testifying in front of Washington State lawmakers earlier this year. |
| 0:56.0 | Cam was there to support a bill meant to protect kids from being exploited online by their parents. |
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