The author is 16 year old Australian teen
The manipulation of hashtags was a new one on me. I am not a big Instagrammer, but presume that means that you hashtag the pic to get into the most popular search terms in order to get more likes, then delete the hashtag to make it seem like the approval was more organic.
Really interested in this bit as it gives a very different POV on the whole internet safety thing
A common adult reaction to social media is to restrict things, as if that could ever be possible. You can't force kids to be nice. The real problem isn't something tangible like sexting or bullying, which adults focus on in patronising and unimaginative ways. The real problem relates to conformity. Kids are compelled to act the stereotype, because those who opt out commit themselves to social leprosy. Social media doesn't need adult control. What we need is some good taste
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