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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Analysis   来源:Asia  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:The fires broke out as tensions soared over restrictions imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19.

The fires broke out as tensions soared over restrictions imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Looking through the comments on her social media posts can be an emotional rollercoaster for Miah Carter.The 21-year-old influencer posts makeup, body positivity and lip-sync content for her 3.3m followers on TikTok, but says her success online comes with constant abuse.

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, Miah said she received abusive comments "every second, every day… the trolling I get is disgusting".She was speaking as Ofcom launched new draft guidance aimed at improving the experience of women and girls online.Dame Melanie Dawes, Ofcom's chief executive, has said the draft guidelines issued on Tuesday will - if tech firms adopt them - be a "proper blueprint" for protecting women and girls online.

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

The broadcasting watchdog's guidance ranges from measures to tackle online misogyny to steps intended to address intimate image abuse.But Samantha Miller, from the National Police Chiefs' Council, told Radio 5 Live the UK could not "police its way through this".

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Speaking to Nicky Campbell on a special programme discussing women and girls' safety online, she said they needed "all of the agencies to be part of this with us".

"You have to have some control that when it gets to more extreme harmful behaviours, speeches, vilifications, especially based on gender," she said.The Metropolitan Police said the policy, which came into effect on Monday, "did not end working from home" and that it was aware some staff may have legitimate reasons for not following the policy due to agreed reasonable adjustment or an approved existing flexible working plan.

"Our plans will provide consistency across the Met and ensure we can deliver for our communities. We urge our staff and the union not to take further action," a spokesperson said.They added that those who continued to work from home for more than two days a week might be in breach of their contract and could lose pay.

Within the last year, a number of large London-based employers have reviewed their working policies and restricted or banned working from home.WPP, a global communications agency, announced on Tuesday it was tightening its rules and would require staff to be in four days a week from April.

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