X Marks The Rot
6/18/202659 min
Having spent their formative years being herded into and around the playpen/minefield/information artery that is social media, Britain's youngsters are about to experience a life outside the social media bubble.
Or are they?
Naomi, Alex and Kenny look in more depth at what's likely to happen to the under-16 social media junkies, as well as what's happened to their counterparts in Oz, which has already been waging war on social media for a few months.
There's also the latest – vaguely positive – news from the Strait of Hormuz and the latest – vaguely positive – news about Britain's economy.
To help them find their way, they are joined by the utterly wonderful Emma Harrison, CEO of the leading campaign for Proportional Representation, Make Votes Matter. But why no PR discussion, you cry? That's coming up in the next few days :-)
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
So good, so good, so good.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:02
So that's very, very strong. It's a very strong deal. Nobody knows what it is, but it's very strong. And most people seem to be very happy.
Naomi Smith· Host0:36
Welcome to Quiet Riot, the Cooler Heads podcast that reminds you to take a beat and turn down the heat. I'm Naomi Smith.
Alex Andreou· Host0:49
And I'm Alex Andreu, here to prove that it's possible to have passion without the shouting.
Naomi Smith· Host0:54
all while giving you plenty of ideas for things you can do to strengthen our democracy.
Alex Andreou· Host1:00
So stop doomscrolling, start relaxing and help us begin another Quiet Riot. Hello and welcome to Quiet Right. I'm Alex.
Naomi Smith· Host1:16
And I'm Naomi. And I'm Kerry.
Alex Andreou· Host1:18
This week, the government announced plans to follow Australian ban under-16s from social media. Is it the right thing to do? Or, as one campaigner claims, more about today's make-a-field by-election.