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Social media allows young Australians to connect with others, create and maintain relationships and to express themselves. It can also expose them to a world of disrespect.

Social media algorithms, designed to prioritise and favour provocative and polarising content, can automatically serve disrespectful content and violence-supportive attitudes to young Australians, every day. During their teenage years this can influence their views and behaviour, ultimately shaping the type of person and partner they grow up to be.

It can be difficult to censor or moderate the content young people may be exposed to online. It is our responsibility to better understand it so we can empower them, help them navigate it and reject disrespect before it leads to violence.

Explore a young Australian's social media experience now.

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Enter the interactive experience below.
Watch the video version or read the text version of The Algorithm of Disrespect™.

The Algorithm of Disrespect™ is an interactive educational tool, simulating the average young person’s online experience, following the journey of a young boy named James.

It is designed to reveal and educate adults on the new, hidden forms of disrespect. Everything you’re about to see is based on the type of content being served to young people on a daily basis, and has been recreated using actors.

At certain points in the journey, you’ll be prompted to interact with the simulation. The entire experience will take 5-10 minutes to complete.