How Social Media Destroyed The Tween Experience ft. Taylor Lorenz

Episode • Aug 15, 2023 • 1h 29m

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In this week's episode, we discuss how social media has influenced how pre-teens perform age alongside internet culture expert and columnist for The Washington Post, Taylor Lorenz! (49:45)

As tweens, teens, and adults interact on social media platforms together and the digital space becomes increasingly difficult to moderate, tween-specific content seems to have fallen through the cracks. From young girls incorporating anti-aging products in their skin-care routines to sharing revealing pictures of themselves online, the lack of "age-appropriate" content has seemingly led to many young people wanting to appear older than they are. And while this isn’t necessarily a new phenomenon, social media has definitely intensified the desire to grow up quickly.

Timestamps:

8:04 Red, White & Royal Blue recap

16:45 Alix Earle & Madeline Argy join Alex Cooper’s newly announced ‘Unwell’ network

23:40 Jaclyn Hill announces closure of brands, Koze and Jacyln Roxanne

34:51 Kai Cenat says he’s “beyond disappointed” after New York City giveaway event turned into a riot

40:19 Viral child influencer Lil Tay confirms she’s alive amid death reports

46:11 Bobbi Althoff removes viral Drake interview amid rumoured rift

49:45 How social media destroyed the tween experience (with Taylor Lorenz)

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