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Unconscious bias / casual racism - a real encounter!
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A few colleagues and I were recently watching a demo of an app that children can use to browse the internet safely - it basically filters all the bad stuff
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A few colleagues and I were recently watching a demo of an app that children can use to browse the internet safely - it basically filters all the bad stuff
2) The person leading the demo explained that children can find facts about the world through this one safe space.
The person went on to state that:
"children can browse anything 'controversial' and it won't bring up anything untoward in the search"
The person went on to state that:
"children can browse anything 'controversial' and it won't bring up anything untoward in the search"
3) In order to prove this they asked one of the demo team to type in something into the search bar...
"Let's type in something controversial...I know...type in ISLAM please"
I'm not going to lie ... As a Turkish Cypriot, Muslim I felt sick to the pit of my stomach...
"Let's type in something controversial...I know...type in ISLAM please"
I'm not going to lie ... As a Turkish Cypriot, Muslim I felt sick to the pit of my stomach...
I was aware of this a couple of weeks ago & have already advised the #Activecitizen involved appropriatly but I think it's only fair to address it now it's spreading farther afield, which I shall do rather impartially like this...
Imagine that our #Activecitizens had held up other road users whilst filming evidence of a shoplifter making off with £20 worth of coffee, bacon & cheese from the local shop, do we think that the same outcome would have occurred... 🤔 Our #Activecitizen was actually gathering
evidence to report a driver involved in an activity that induces the same cognitive distraction and danger as a drink or drug driver, a much greater threat to people than our imaginary shoplifter... so why the response... the next tweet has 2 phrases that are pertinent
