Dr Keighley Perkins
@perkinskeighley.bsky.social
Research Associate in the School of Journalism, Media & Culture at Cardiff University / Researcher for DRAGON at Swansea University.
Research interests: #radicalright, #politicaldiscourse & #onlineharms.
https://allmylinks.com/keighleyperkins
Research interests: #radicalright, #politicaldiscourse & #onlineharms.
https://allmylinks.com/keighleyperkins
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Performing Politics from the Margins: How Radical Right Groups Construct Political Identity Online - VOX - Pol
How the EDL, Generation Identity, and Siege Culture use familiar political roles to normalise exclusion and influence debate.
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ICYMI: I've had the pleasure of sharing my research on the @vox-pol.bsky.social blog.
The post offers a snapshot of the book I’m writing with Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, which explores how radical right groups use language to construct political identities.
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#langsky #polsky
The post offers a snapshot of the book I’m writing with Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, which explores how radical right groups use language to construct political identities.
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#langsky #polsky
Can someone’s everyday language reveal deeper patterns in how they think, feel, and relate to others?
According to research by @charlotteent.bsky.social, the answer is yes.
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#langsky #linguistics #language #healthcommunication #mentalhealth #mentalhealthdiscourse
According to research by @charlotteent.bsky.social, the answer is yes.
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#langsky #linguistics #language #healthcommunication #mentalhealth #mentalhealthdiscourse
People with personality disorders often use language differently – our research reveals how
Words reflecting anger and swearing are more common in people with personality dysfunction.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Can someone’s everyday language reveal deeper patterns in how they think, feel, and relate to others?
According to research by @charlotteent.bsky.social, the answer is yes.
🔗 tinyurl.com/kshyt584
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#langsky #linguistics #language #healthcommunication #mentalhealth #mentalhealthdiscourse
According to research by @charlotteent.bsky.social, the answer is yes.
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#langsky #linguistics #language #healthcommunication #mentalhealth #mentalhealthdiscourse
Reposted by Dr Keighley Perkins
Today is the final day to send us your abstracts! You have until midnight (UK time)! 😁 Here is the submission link: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...
Microsoft Forms
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December 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Today is the final day to send us your abstracts! You have until midnight (UK time)! 😁 Here is the submission link: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...
The latest episode of Today in Focus explores the UK government’s newly announced strategy to tackle violence against women and girls.
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #vawg #rshe #gender #relationships
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #vawg #rshe #gender #relationships
Deepfakes and pornography: the plan to tackle toxic masculinity – The Latest
Alexandra Topping joins Lucy Hough to discuss the UK government’s long-awaited strategy to tackle violence against women and girls
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December 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The latest episode of Today in Focus explores the UK government’s newly announced strategy to tackle violence against women and girls.
🔗 tinyurl.com/rj5jkrcc
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #vawg #rshe #gender #relationships
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #vawg #rshe #gender #relationships
Reposted by Dr Keighley Perkins
🎄 Time to dust off the old Christmas syntax tree...
December 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🎄 Time to dust off the old Christmas syntax tree...
In a moment of intense pressure for the BBC, Roger Mosey makes a timely and thoughtful case for why impartiality remains one of public service broadcasting’s most important purposes.
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#impartiality #impartialityproject #BBC #accuracy #mediastandards #mediaethics
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#impartiality #impartialityproject #BBC #accuracy #mediastandards #mediaethics
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December 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In a moment of intense pressure for the BBC, Roger Mosey makes a timely and thoughtful case for why impartiality remains one of public service broadcasting’s most important purposes.
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#impartiality #impartialityproject #BBC #accuracy #mediastandards #mediaethics
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#impartiality #impartialityproject #BBC #accuracy #mediastandards #mediaethics
New insights from the @childrenscomm.bsky.social reveal a disconnect between children’s online experiences & adult understanding.
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #technology #AI #artificialintelligence
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #technology #AI #artificialintelligence
Press Notice: Children say parents in the dark about online experiences, as Children’s Commissioner launches new guide on online safety | Children's Commissioner for England
Children say parents do not understand their online world – and would be shocked by common harmful experiences, yet many would not turn
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December 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
New insights from the @childrenscomm.bsky.social reveal a disconnect between children’s online experiences & adult understanding.
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #technology #AI #artificialintelligence
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #technology #AI #artificialintelligence
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Rise of Reform's coverage in TV coverage through 2025 well illustrated in our new @cujournmedcul.bsky.social study 👇
How the BBC & ITV give disproportionate coverage to Farage & Reform: hard evidence from a serious study. BBC & ITV now give Reform more coverage than the Conservatives, more than the Lib Dems & nine times the Greens. Superb research from Stephen Cushion.
www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/broadca...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Rise of Reform's coverage in TV coverage through 2025 well illustrated in our new @cujournmedcul.bsky.social study 👇
For me, Word of the Year season is a little like Christmas — not just because it’s fun, but because it offers a snapshot of what’s been occupying our collective attention via language.
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#langsky #linguistics #language #wordoftheyear #wordoftheyear2025 #woty #woty2025
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#langsky #linguistics #language #wordoftheyear #wordoftheyear2025 #woty #woty2025
Slop, vibe coding and glazing: AI dominates 2025’s words of the year
Significant time is spent on tracking the usage of words throughout the year before making decisions on contenders.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
For me, Word of the Year season is a little like Christmas — not just because it’s fun, but because it offers a snapshot of what’s been occupying our collective attention via language.
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#langsky #linguistics #language #wordoftheyear #wordoftheyear2025 #woty #woty2025
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#langsky #linguistics #language #wordoftheyear #wordoftheyear2025 #woty #woty2025
The UK government has announced significant new proposals aimed at tackling online sexual abuse & protecting women and girls from repeat harm.
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #violenceagainstwomenandgirls #vawg
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #violenceagainstwomenandgirls #vawg
UK sex offenders may have to tell police about social media and dating accounts
Exclusive: Shabana Mahmood plans to ‘use full power of the state’ to curb rise in targeted attacks using websites
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December 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The UK government has announced significant new proposals aimed at tackling online sexual abuse & protecting women and girls from repeat harm.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2ehwcdua
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #violenceagainstwomenandgirls #vawg
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #violenceagainstwomenandgirls #vawg
Reposted by Dr Keighley Perkins
Please find below all information to nominate wonderful researchers in language, gender and sexuality.
December 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Please find below all information to nominate wonderful researchers in language, gender and sexuality.
On 17 December, the Senedd will vote on the general principles of a bill that will recognise BSL as a language, acknowledge the cultural identity of Deaf BSL signers, & bring Wales into parity with BSL legislation in the rest of the UK.
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#langsky #BSL
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#langsky #BSL
Will the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill deliver meaningful changes for Deaf communities?
On 17 December, the Senedd will vote on the general principles of the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
On 17 December, the Senedd will vote on the general principles of a bill that will recognise BSL as a language, acknowledge the cultural identity of Deaf BSL signers, & bring Wales into parity with BSL legislation in the rest of the UK.
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#langsky #BSL
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#langsky #BSL
New research highlighted by Associate Professor Thao Ha sheds light on a growing but often overlooked issue: digital intimate partner violence among teenagers.
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #healthyrelationships #RSHE
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #healthyrelationships #RSHE
ASU professor confronts a hidden global crisis: Digital intimate partner violence among teens | ASU News
Every day, just over 60% of American teenagers use TikTok and Instagram, and 55% use Snapchat — with more than 10% of these adolescents reporting being on these apps constantly, according to the most ...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
New research highlighted by Associate Professor Thao Ha sheds light on a growing but often overlooked issue: digital intimate partner violence among teenagers.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4rcezams
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #healthyrelationships #RSHE
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #healthyrelationships #RSHE
Reposted by Dr Keighley Perkins
Our new Cardiff University study featured today in @scotnational.bsky.social 👇
Tomorrow's front page 📰
Study reveals how BBC and ITV sideline the SNP
Study reveals how BBC and ITV sideline the SNP
December 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Our new Cardiff University study featured today in @scotnational.bsky.social 👇
The latest data released from children’s social care offers an important snapshot of how child sexual abuse (CSA) & child sexual exploitation (CSE) are being identified and responded to in England.
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #childprotection #childsafeguarding
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #childprotection #childsafeguarding
Children in need: A focus on sexual abuse and exploitation, Reporting year 2025
Analysis of children in need assessments data with a focus on children who have been assessed with child sexual abuse or child sexual exploitation.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The latest data released from children’s social care offers an important snapshot of how child sexual abuse (CSA) & child sexual exploitation (CSE) are being identified and responded to in England.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yzk3un6p
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #childprotection #childsafeguarding
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #childprotection #childsafeguarding
In our latest blog, we (@stephencushion.bsky.social, @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social, @maxwellmodell.bsky.social & myself) analyse how BBC News at Ten & ITV News at Ten cover opposition parties & their leaders.
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#impartialityproject #politicaljournalism #mediastandards
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#impartialityproject #politicaljournalism #mediastandards
Exclusive: Reform overtakes the Conservatives in media mentions
New research from Cardiff University finds Reform is now treated as the opposition party on mainstream news shows
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December 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
In our latest blog, we (@stephencushion.bsky.social, @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social, @maxwellmodell.bsky.social & myself) analyse how BBC News at Ten & ITV News at Ten cover opposition parties & their leaders.
🔗 tinyurl.com/5ypk7wv4
#impartialityproject #politicaljournalism #mediastandards
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#impartialityproject #politicaljournalism #mediastandards
Reposted by Dr Keighley Perkins
Nuanced and engaging write up of our latest impartiality study in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social by @rmcunliffe.bsky.social
Empirical evidence of how broadcasters actually cover opposition parties and how successfully they reflect an emerging multi-party system.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Empirical evidence of how broadcasters actually cover opposition parties and how successfully they reflect an emerging multi-party system.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Exclusive: Reform overtakes the Conservatives in media mentions
New research from Cardiff University finds Reform is now treated as the opposition party on mainstream news shows
www.newstatesman.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Nuanced and engaging write up of our latest impartiality study in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social by @rmcunliffe.bsky.social
Empirical evidence of how broadcasters actually cover opposition parties and how successfully they reflect an emerging multi-party system.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Empirical evidence of how broadcasters actually cover opposition parties and how successfully they reflect an emerging multi-party system.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
A study from MIT explores pragmatic language ability: our skill at inferring what people really mean when their words don’t align with their literal meaning.
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#langsky #linguistics #language #pragmatics
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#langsky #linguistics #language #pragmatics
When it comes to language, context matters
New research shows our pragmatic language abilities — which allow us to understand nonliteral expressions like sarcasm or metaphors — can be grouped together based on what types of inferences they req...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A study from MIT explores pragmatic language ability: our skill at inferring what people really mean when their words don’t align with their literal meaning.
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#langsky #linguistics #language #pragmatics
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#langsky #linguistics #language #pragmatics
The UK government have announced plans to establish a new Child Protection Authority — a significant & long-overdue step towards strengthening how we protect children from abuse & exploitation.
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #ChildProtectionAuthority
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #ChildProtectionAuthority
New national Child Protection Authority announced
Plans for a new Child Protection Authority unveiled as part of government strategy to protect children from predators and abuse.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The UK government have announced plans to establish a new Child Protection Authority — a significant & long-overdue step towards strengthening how we protect children from abuse & exploitation.
🔗 tinyurl.com/37hdamtr
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #ChildProtectionAuthority
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharm #ChildProtectionAuthority
In a piece for @theconversation.com, Sara Wilson examines how Canada’s emergency alert systems continue to exclude Indigenous-language speakers, with serious consequences during climate-driven crises such as the 2023 Yellowknife wildfire evacuation.
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#langsky #linguistics
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#langsky #linguistics
How Canada’s emergency communications still exclude Indigenous languages
In Canada, emergency communication is issued only in English and French, even in regions where Indigenous languages are widely spoken and recognized — an exclusion that compromises safety.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
In a piece for @theconversation.com, Sara Wilson examines how Canada’s emergency alert systems continue to exclude Indigenous-language speakers, with serious consequences during climate-driven crises such as the 2023 Yellowknife wildfire evacuation.
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#langsky #linguistics
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#langsky #linguistics
Reposted by Dr Keighley Perkins
A gentle reminder from the past: writing words and doing calculations are crafts best done sitting at a desk wearing a fancy hat. #amwriting
The illuminated image is from 1414. #skystorians
The illuminated image is from 1414. #skystorians
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A gentle reminder from the past: writing words and doing calculations are crafts best done sitting at a desk wearing a fancy hat. #amwriting
The illuminated image is from 1414. #skystorians
The illuminated image is from 1414. #skystorians
New police figures paint a stark picture: online child sexual abuse in England & Wales has surged by 26% in a single year.
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #childprotection #childsafeguarding
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #childprotection #childsafeguarding
Online child sexual abuse surges by 26% in year as police say tech firms must act
Figures for England and Wales show there were 51,672 offences for child sexual exploitation and abuse online in 2024
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December 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
New police figures paint a stark picture: online child sexual abuse in England & Wales has surged by 26% in a single year.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc4vcx36
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #childprotection #childsafeguarding
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #childprotection #childsafeguarding
This is so cool!
Eight journalism projects have just been awarded a share of £210,000 by the Welsh Government — a brilliant investment into the future of public interest journalism in Wales.
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#journalism #Welshjournalism
Eight journalism projects have just been awarded a share of £210,000 by the Welsh Government — a brilliant investment into the future of public interest journalism in Wales.
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#journalism #Welshjournalism
Eight Welsh journalism projects share £210,000 in funding
The projects will 'strengthen public interest journalism for years to come', Wales culture minister said.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is so cool!
Eight journalism projects have just been awarded a share of £210,000 by the Welsh Government — a brilliant investment into the future of public interest journalism in Wales.
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#journalism #Welshjournalism
Eight journalism projects have just been awarded a share of £210,000 by the Welsh Government — a brilliant investment into the future of public interest journalism in Wales.
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#journalism #Welshjournalism
New research shows how automated speech-recognition technologies routinely fail to understand Aboriginal English, leaving many Indigenous Australians excluded from the everyday convenience others take for granted.
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#langsky #languagediscrimination #AboriginalEnglish
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#langsky #languagediscrimination #AboriginalEnglish
‘We gotta act white’: how voice recognition tech fails for Aboriginal English speakers
Voice-operated technology can’t cope with non-mainstream varieties of English.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
New research shows how automated speech-recognition technologies routinely fail to understand Aboriginal English, leaving many Indigenous Australians excluded from the everyday convenience others take for granted.
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#langsky #languagediscrimination #AboriginalEnglish
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#langsky #languagediscrimination #AboriginalEnglish
Analysis from Australia highlights just how urgent online child protection has become: in just 1 year, the Australian Centre To Counter Child Exploitation recorded nearly 83,000 reports of child sexual exploitation material online.
🔗 tinyurl.com/29yhmxd8
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #safetybydesign
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #safetybydesign
Banning kids from social media doesn’t make online platforms safer. Here’s what will do that
The ban may keep some children out, but it does nothing to fix the harmful architecture awaiting them when they return.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Analysis from Australia highlights just how urgent online child protection has become: in just 1 year, the Australian Centre To Counter Child Exploitation recorded nearly 83,000 reports of child sexual exploitation material online.
🔗 tinyurl.com/29yhmxd8
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #safetybydesign
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #safetybydesign
This is so exciting!
Researchers at Aberystwyth University are working on what will become the first complete dictionary of ancient Celtic — bringing together linguistic fragments from over 2,000 years ago.
🔗 tinyurl.com/53w3nmuc
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#langsky #linguistics #Celticlanguages
Researchers at Aberystwyth University are working on what will become the first complete dictionary of ancient Celtic — bringing together linguistic fragments from over 2,000 years ago.
🔗 tinyurl.com/53w3nmuc
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#langsky #linguistics #Celticlanguages
Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic
More than 1,000 words used as far back as 325BC to be collected for insight into past linguistic landscape
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December 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is so exciting!
Researchers at Aberystwyth University are working on what will become the first complete dictionary of ancient Celtic — bringing together linguistic fragments from over 2,000 years ago.
🔗 tinyurl.com/53w3nmuc
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#langsky #linguistics #Celticlanguages
Researchers at Aberystwyth University are working on what will become the first complete dictionary of ancient Celtic — bringing together linguistic fragments from over 2,000 years ago.
🔗 tinyurl.com/53w3nmuc
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#langsky #linguistics #Celticlanguages