Selina Wallis
@UnlockingBirth
Public Involvement Manager @ARCnwc | Founder #SafeByDefault | #coproduction #traumainformed #cse #dv #doula | Memoirist | All views my own
“A few clicks” is all it takes. MI5, @TerrorismPolice & @NCA_UK warn of rising online harm to children. As a parent of a neurodivergent teen, I’ve lived this. I’m launching #SafeByDefault — for tamper-proof safety built into tech 🔗 redapples.substack.com/p/safe-by-defa… bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
2hr limits & curfews miss the point. Without OS-level safeguards, vulnerable kids will keep slipping through. #SafeByDefault = tech designed for their safety from Day 1. 🔗 redapples.substack.com/p/safe-by-defa… @Justine_Roberts @DrNickyKalk @jamespaul_voop @peterkyle news.sky.com/story/two-hour…
Thanks to @ONS for updating their service manual page on 'Sex, gender and gender identity' service-manual.ons.gov.uk/content/langua…
As a parent of a neurodivergent child who’s been pulled into unsafe online spaces, I don’t have the luxury of waiting for perfect evidence. This study makes the case for precautionary, system-level protection—and it’s compelling. #SafeByDefault
What is the effect of giving children smartphones before the age of 13? It's bad. Strongly associated with poorer mental health and wellbeing. BUT the evidence is largely correlational. What does this mean? 🧵⬇️
“Dopamine loops, infinite scroll, autoplay—these aren’t neutral features. They’re engineered to maximise engagement, even at the cost of children’s wellbeing." The UK must go further: we need platforms to be Safe by Default. #OnlineSafety #SafeByDefault
Guardian reports: "UK should act to stop children getting hooked on social media ‘dopamine loops.’ Beeban Kidron says it is not ‘nanny state’ to prevent firms investing billions on making platforms addictive from targeting under-18s." See: theguardian.com/technology/202…