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"Kelsey Russell isn't a real person, and there's no such school as Bouldin High. Both are fictional creations of a new teen drama called SKAM Austin. Produced in partnership with Facebook, the show blends earnest storytelling, an innovative new format, and sometimes-graphic and sexually explicit dialogue to authentically depict the role of social media in teenagers' lives. SKAM Austin also further blurs the line between fake and real, unfolding via snippets of social media content that pop up alongside the posts of viewers' real-life friends. To follow along, the show's fans-just like its characters-have to go down the digital rabbit hole, hopping from platform to platform in the hopes of finding out what's really happening. Media-literacy experts say schools should pay close attention to SKAM Austin. They describe it as both as a potential teaching tool and a cautionary tale about where social media is headed."