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complacency

2021-12-12 14:58:13 | Vocaburary
さてこんどは学校。
日本ではコロナ禍での若者(特に女性ということですが)の自殺の増加が社会問題ですが。もちろんイギリスでも問題です。

Surrey teenager who took her own life ‘was not safe at school’, say parents
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/11/surrey-teenager-who-took-her-own-life-was-not-safe-at-school-say-parents

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The parents of a 15-year-old autistic girl who died by suicide after her school did not monitor her online activity have described the circumstances of her death as a “catastrophic failure” as they warned the Department for Education (DfE) against complacency.
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Coroner Karen Henderson described the way in which schools self-moderate material online as the “wild west” and said she was satisfied this was an “enormous and systemic failure on the part of the school”.
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コロナーは覚えやすいかも。wild westの使い方。
若者の自殺は昔からありますが(The Bewlay BrothersなTerry Burnsが思い浮かんでしまいますが)、今は学校でオンラインの環境になったことの対策も必要なようです。

Witley(near Godalming)はTony Banksが住んでいるみたいですね。
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stamp out/abhorrent

2021-12-12 14:08:21 | Vocaburary
ケンブリッジ英検のコアなターゲットは(EUの)10-20代ですから、そこの視点を持っていたほうがベター。
環境問題もその1つですね、

blogという若者が生まれる前からのプラットフォームを使っていると、ついていけなくなりがちですが。

Instagram influencer received 'hundreds' of obscene photos
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-59615944

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Calls are growing for cyber-flashing to become a crime as part of measures to toughen laws on online safety.
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cyber-flashingは、記事にリンクされている別の記事に説明がありますね。obsceneなんですね。

Cyber-flashing likely to become a criminal offence - Dorries
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-59391603

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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said: "Our comprehensive online safety laws will force social media companies to stamp out online abuse alongside other abhorrent behaviour on their platforms.
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Digital, Culture, Media and Sport、が対象なんですね。グローバル企業が相手なのですよね。

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Some critics say the bill harms free speech, while others say it fails to recognise the high levels of online violence toward women - the NSPCC said it must be strengthened and have children at its heart.
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表現の自由は大事ですが。Cyber-flashingは犯罪だし、厳しく取り締まるべきだと思いますけどね。NSPCCは注釈がないので、広く認識されている団体なのかな?
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