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Middle schoolers turn NPR podcast comments into a secret group chat

Tech press and social media pick up the story widely

2 Sep 25 4:33 PM · 2d ago · 4 articles · 10 posts · 5 sources · development 2 of 2

TechCrunch, The Verge, and other outlets republished the account, and it spread across Bluesky and Mastodon with users noting the irony of teens outsmarting age restrictions.

Tech press and social media pick up the story widely
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“The kids are alright.”

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Ira Glass Host, This American LifeHannah Chin Audio producer, NPR's Wild CardNPR Public radio organization / podcast producerSpotify Platform hosting the podcast comments

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1Ira Glass details the story on "This…2Tech press and social media pick up the…
Sep 25yesterdaytodaynow · 7:03 PM ET

Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 2 claims were published in its stretch

  1. 3 outlets Middle Schoolers Turn NPR Podcast Comments on Spotify Into an Unlikely Group Chat

    first by Межа. Новини України., 2d ago · also TechCrunch, The Verge

    2 more headlines
  2. 1 outlet American kids are dodging social media ban by posting on NPR podcasts comments section

    first by ThePrint, 2d ago

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