Thank you to @CiaranKennedy_ & @The42_ie for highlighting the impact that social media abuse has on athletes and the work of @RugbyPlayersIRE & @gaelicplayers in trying to support players in managing it

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We have a really good opportunity with the new Online Safety Bill to build in protective mechanisms to empower players if they are targeted or abused online, to make a complaint, outside of the structures of the social media companies #OSMRBill
Everyday on Twitter you see people who made a report for an abusive tweet and they get no response, so we need to have a mechanism in the #OSMRBill to protect people by providing for an individual complaints mechanism
“Not many people walk up to a 6’5″ rugby player and say to their face what they write on social media. Players are people first and foremost, so would you say this about your brother or cousin, or would you say it to the player’s face? @dlyonsIRUPA

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3 Jan
This week has the potential to be very polarising & damaging on the issue of schools so please bear in mind:

🔵 teachers are not the enemy if they’re anxious about going back to work
🔵 parents / kids who are anxious about going back have valid concerns
🔵 children do need to be back in school for educational social & mental health reasons
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🔵 kids not going back isn’t easy for parents without childcare
🔵 teachers & school staff will be out because of covid
🔵 principals can’t magic staff out of a magic teacher closet
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🔵 teachers are mothers & fathers of kids who go to school too
🔵 some kids are delighted for a day off
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The influence & power of large tech / #socialmedia companies on government policy is hammed up in
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