Reporter clashes with Alpha School backer over using students' posts in AI school exposé
benjaminjriley · x · 2026-09-09
Journalist Benjamin Riley publicly responds to Jesse Genet's accusation that his Alpha School reporting hypocritically exposes teenage students' real posts as evidence. Riley counters that Alpha School 'cannot have it both ways': either it's fine for students to be forced onto social media or it isn't, and the company has made its choice.
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