A disccusion on MySpace and Fear from MANY2MANY
The use of social networking software by young teens has gotten a lot of press. I haven;t had a time to read through these conversations fully yet, but they definitely touch on a lot of the social ramifications of social networking tools that need to be taken into consideration.
This posting: round-up on MySpace and culture of fear
Posted by danah boyd
I’ve been thinking a lot about how anti-MySpace propaganda has been rooted in the culture of fear. Given that youth play a critical, but different, role in social software, i suspect that folks might be interested in how MySpace is getting perceived as a scary, scary place.
starts a discussion based off this posting:
growing up in a culture of fear: from Columbine to banning of MySpace
I’m tired of mass media perpetuating a culture of fear under the scapegoat of informing the public. Nowhere is this more apparent than how they discuss youth culture and use scare tactics to warn parents of the safety risks about the Internet.
