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Social media ban fails to tackle root causes of dangerous online misogyny

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Social media ban fails to tackle root causes of dangerous online misogyny

Today the UK government has confirmed it will implement a long-anticipated ban on social media use for under-16s in the UK. As Maddison Wheeldon wrote for the Canary, this move does little for young people while letting big tech companies off the hook. And girls’ rights charity Plan International UK has added that the ban won’t keep girls safe. Because it fails to tackle the underlying causes of misogyny online. Morgan Griffith-David is senior influencing lead for UK Girls’ Rights at Plan International UK. Reacting to the confirmation of the ban on under-16s using social media in the UK, he said:…

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Javier Bardem and Yasmin Finney tackle corporate intimidation in ‘SLAPP Suit’

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Javier Bardem and Yasmin Finney tackle corporate intimidation in ‘SLAPP Suit’

Academy Award-winning actor Javier Bardem and Children’s and Family Emmy Award-nominated actress Yasmin Finney star in SLAPP Suit. It’s a new short film released globally by Greenpeace International on 28 May. SLAPP Suit dramatises the threat of, and resistance to, abusive SLAPP lawsuits. You can watch the film here. Billionaire bullies and corporate polluters use Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) to bury activists, journalists, whistleblowers, and non-profit organisations in legal fees, drain their time and resources, and ultimately make the cost of dissent too high. Greenpeace targeted by SLAPPs US-based fossil fuel pipeline company Energy Transfer has been waging back-to-back…

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