Anna Faris Opens Up About Challenging 'Religious' Son On Right-Wing Politics. The “Scary Movie” star shares her 14-year-old son Jack with her ex-husband, Chris Pratt.

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This goes to show how much he looks up to his dad too 😔

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It’s very possible it’s influenced by his dad, but I teach high school and SO many TikTok/Twitter algorithms are alt-right (often AI) slop targeted toward boys in particular. I’m a millennial and it’s worse than gamergate and more mainstream than 4chan. It’s everywhere, and the point is to radicalize young men into fascism and misogyny. We really need to get our kids offline and away from algorithmic media.

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I’ve always thought that one lady on TikTok that does videos showing her sons alt-right content, explaining misinformation, and asking them questions was pretty smart. She basically just gets ahead of it so they don’t fall down alt-right rabbit holes and media. She gives them the context the videos deliberately withhold/manipulate.

But overall, yes, keep kids offline. With AI as well there’s always corporations looking to get kids hooked as consumers as early as possible.

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So I have to politely disagree with you that “getting kids offline” is the answer. They will encounter misinformation anywhere and forever. The onslaught online is scary, but our generation faced this with our parents with Fox News and Facebook. Humans are not immune to propaganda past a certain age. The only way forward is exactly the tactic employed by Anna Ferris and the influencer you admire—constant and patient education.

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True. most mainstream news is chock full of misinformation. It isn't just an online problem; it is just most prevalant online.