"More than half of teachers say pupils are being influenced by racist and misogynistic social media content, a new National Education Union (NEU) survey has found. A poll of 10,578 educators found that one in six (16 per cent) teachers said they have experienced misogyny from a pupil in the last year."
"Teachers were most likely to say misogynistic (56 per cent) and racist (52 per cent) harmful or extreme online content was influencing pupils in their school. More than two in five teachers also said homophobic or transphobic (45 per cent) content and conspiracy theories or misinformation (43 per cent) were influencing their pupils."
"Almost all (98 per cent) teachers said they would support stricter government regulation of tech companies to protect children from addictive algorithms."
A National Education Union survey reveals that over half of teachers believe racist and misogynistic social media content affects students. Sixteen percent of teachers reported experiencing misogyny from students in the past year. The survey indicates that 56 percent of teachers see misogynistic content, while 52 percent cite racist content as influential. Additionally, 45 percent noted homophobic or transphobic content, and 43 percent mentioned conspiracy theories. Nearly all teachers support stricter regulations on tech companies to safeguard children from harmful online influences.
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