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Why doesnt Katie explain that better education is needed, teaching kids how to recognise and avoid situations in the home, in public and online? Keeping someon

Why doesnt Katie explain that better education is needed, teaching kids how to recognise and avoid situations in the home, in public and online? Keeping someone innocent and protected from the realities of life, can set them up for a lifetime of mental health problems caused by historical exploitation in a variety of ways, that will haunt them for the rest of their life. If education is not the best way, what is? Katie O'Donovan is Public Policy Manager for Google UK with responsibility for economic policy. In this role Katie has developed Google's economic and digital skills programmes to ensure online opportunities can be realised across the UK and is responsible for engagement with the UK government on policy initiatives to ensure the UK remains a world-leading digital economy. Katie is also responsible for Google's Brexit Policy and work on young people’s online behaviour. Prior to working at Google, Katie developed wide-ranging experience working in government and policy as a special advisor to Prime Minister Tony Blair in the Research and Information Unit at No10, and as an advisor to David Miliband. Katie also established the communications and policy team at Mumsnet helping the website grow from a forum startup to online institution. Katie is a board member of the Internet Watch Foundation. [1] https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/katie-odonovan/ https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/katie-odonovan/ https://ie.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-o-donovan-a13b0092 https://ie.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-o-donovan-a13b0092

amenhotep 3y ago
Good lord, it's difficult to think of a place I'd less like to see in the history of someone in a role like this than Mumsnet.
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BLKNSLVR 3y ago
Education can lead to critical thinking, and critical thinking can lead to behaviour that's more difficult to control. Curiosity killed the conservative. Control is what these kinds of people want more than even money. They want the world to behave how they think it should behave. Education is not how to achieve that end. They shouldn't have to be educated about dangers, the dangers should be entirely exterminated so that everyone can remain innocent and naive for their whole lives, and we never have to have difficult conversations.

amenhotep 3y ago

Good lord, it's difficult to think of a place I'd less like to see in the history of someone in a role like this than Mumsnet.

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BLKNSLVR 3y ago

Education can lead to critical thinking, and critical thinking can lead to behaviour that's more difficult to control. Curiosity killed the conservative. Control is what these kinds of people want more than even money. They want the world to behave how they think it should behave. Education is not how to achieve that end. They shouldn't have to be educated about dangers, the dangers should be entirely exterminated so that everyone can remain innocent and naive for their whole lives, and we never have to have difficult conversations.