"Aggro-rithms" targetting boys with toxic content

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A Parent's Guide To Social Media Podcast

Thursday, 25 July 2024 - 6 minutes

Fiona Jennings from the ISPCC speaks to Trina Mara about the "aggro-rithm", which refers to the toxic content that kids, in particular boys, have pushed on them via recommendation systems on social media platforms. 

Research shows boys aged 11-14 are exposed to harmful content within 30 minutes of being online and 1-in-10 are seeing it in little as 60 seconds.  

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