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***Trigger warning*** Three Dead Teenagers. One Common Thread. Apple’s iMessage Failed Them.
This is not a story about technology. This is a story about neglect. Over the weekend I read an article in The Wall Street Journal that...

Kirra Pendergast
6 min read
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How Photos on a School Facebook Page Have Become AI Training Data
This isn’t an argument against AI in education. It’s a warning about whose AI we’re using and what we’re risking every time we hand it...

Kirra Pendergast
5 min read
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The Hidden Fault Line and Why Digital Safety Will Make or Break Your Organisation
We don’t live in workplaces anymore. We live in systems. Systems wired with surveillance, influence, distraction, and decay. Systems...

Kirra Pendergast
4 min read
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Why do we even need to look for Roblox alternatives?
The answer is not just because of safety, or chat filters, or the latest horror story. The answer is structural. Psychological. Economic....

Kirra Pendergast
3 min read
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The Silent Crisis of 2025 This Is What Bullying Looks Like Now
A disappearing name in a group chat. A message was screen-captured and sent to twenty people before the original sender knew they’d...

Kirra Pendergast
4 min read
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The Children of 764
****Trigger warning**** This post mentions multiple crimes and abuse towards children. It started, with a boy in a bedroom. Alone,...

Kirra Pendergast
5 min read
1,389 views


Duolingo’s CEO Just Came for Teachers.........And Missed the Point Entirely.
In early May, Luis von Ahn, the founder and CEO of Duolingo, said something on the " No Priors " podcast I have been stewing on for the...

Kirra Pendergast
3 min read
556 views


1 in 10 Teens Are Being Blackmailed for Nudes Before They Turn 16.
Predators Don’t Wait Until Term 3. So Why Are We? There are moments in parenting and teaching when we realise what we do next will shape...

Kirra Pendergast
3 min read
718 views


When AI Gets It Deadly Wrong
In the past 24 hours, something significant happened in the world of artificial intelligence and for once, the news wasn’t about shiny...

Kirra Pendergast
1 min read
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Has This Discord Dataset Crossed a Line?
It’s hard to believe anyone would feel comfortable knowing nearly a decade of their Discord messages are now bundled into a public JSON...

Kirra Pendergast
4 min read
680 views


A practical guide for those who witness too much, too often, in a world overwhelmed by digital chaos.
Please use when you need it. Print out the guide attached or share it if you choose. For well over a decade, I’ve sat in the classrooms,...

Kirra Pendergast
7 min read
985 views


Why Roblox's Announcement A Few Hours Ago Changes Everything,
A few hours ago Roblox launched real-world shopping inside its platform and it’s going to change how young people interact with products,...

Kirra Pendergast
3 min read
1,432 views
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