{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Cybertraps Podcast","title":"Social Media and Social Activism Cybertraps 108","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1c35b6ad\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2437,"description":"Activism - Activities that students engage in that are in the scope of the first amendment. - News Item - #2022–01–11 A CNY gay teen shares his ‘biggest challenge’; school’s response sets off a storm “https://www.syracuse.com/schools/2022/01/a-cny-gay-teen-shares-his-biggest-challenge-schools-response-sets-off-a-storm.html”  - #2022–01–10 Crisis in the Classroom: Gay high school senior censored by school publication “https://cnycentral.com/news/local/crisis-in-the-classroom-gay-tully-high-school-senior-censored-by-school-publication”  - Gay student named Tyler Johnson chosen for a senior spotlight profile in school newspaper - One question was to identify his biggest challenge - “So, I said that my biggest challenge was essentially growing up gay and having to navigate through bullying and navigate through life itself, and like, all the negative experiences I’ve had from that,” said Tyler. - High school principal asked him to change his answer or it would not be printed - Johnson said the interaction with the principal illustrated his point - Johnson made a TikTok video describing the incident, which has been viewed by thousands of people - https://www.tiktok.com/@_tylerrayjohnson_/video/7050249865988771119  - Shortly afterwards, the district’s superintendent overruled the principal, saying that Johnson’s original answer would be published. He also promised several initiatives to better support LGBTQ+ students. - The American President Final Speech - Question: How have smartphones and social media changed the power dynamic in schools? - Anecdote - Fred’s underground high school newspaper - Positives - Activism - Education - Accountability - Negatives - Distraction - False Allegations - Hate Speech / Threats - Radicalization - Legal Concerns - 1st Amendment - Privacy - Resources - #2022–01–14 Students, seeing lax coronavirus protocols, walk out and call in sick to protest in-person classes...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-npbjlTwEpH5Ybi_ySNRhS-EfNqaI7Ep1svTppTGhLE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNTcyLzE2ODM5/MjY0NDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}