Kids turned low-traffic NPR Spotify comments into a secret group chat
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- NPR staff initially mistook Gen Alpha kids using Spotify comments as group chat for bots due to incoherent posts.
- Teenagers bypassed restricted social media by creating playlists and commenting on low-traffic NPR podcast episodes.
- A 14-year-old explained they chose NPR shows to avoid being noticed among other commenters.
- Generational divide highlighted when older staff needed younger colleagues to interpret the kids' behavior.
- Ella's story demonstrates how kids adapt technology for social connection under strict parental controls.