JEHAN CASINADER: Modern teens will always be stalked by their digital shadows

JEHAN CASINADER: Modern teens will always be stalked by their digital shadows
Jehan Casinader
An MP resigned after sending porn to women. A senior minister resigned after having an affair with a staffer. A candidate apologised after a photo showed him pretending to be Adolf Hitler. It’s hard to believe, but our latest political scandal – featuring National’s 18-year-old candidate William Wood – has been lumped in with the rest of them. It should not be. Wood is an electoral candidate in Palmerston North. Last week, he was haunted by a four-year-old selfie that resurfaced online. It showed him imitating the G...

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