Problems with Hate Speech on Social Media
社群媒體仇恨言論的問題
Introduction
Josh Burns is a member of parliament. He spoke to a group of experts about hate speech on the internet.
Josh Burns 是一位國會議員。他與一群專家討論了關於網路仇恨言論的問題。
Main Body
Social media companies do not stop hate speech. Mr. Burns reported 44 bad posts, but the companies only removed three. People also sent mean messages to his partner, Georgie Purcell.
社群媒體公司沒有阻止仇恨言論。Burns 先生舉報了 44 則不良貼文,但公司僅刪除了三則。人們也向他的伴侶 Georgie Purcell 發送惡意訊息。
Some people also attacked Mr. Burns in real life. In June 2024, someone started a fire at his office. They wrote hate messages on the walls. People had to leave their homes because of the fire.
有些人還在現實生活中攻擊 Burns 先生。2024 年 6 月,有人在他的辦公室放火。他們在牆上寫了仇恨訊息。由於這場火災,人們不得不離開自己的家。
Mr. Burns wants new laws. He says the current laws are too weak. He wants laws that protect all minority groups, not just one person.
Burns 先生希望制定新法律。他說目前的法律太弱。他希望法律能保護所有少數群體,而不僅僅是一個人。
Conclusion
Companies are not doing their jobs. The laws do not protect groups of people from hate on the internet.
公司沒有盡到職責。法律無法保護群體免於網路仇恨。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡️ Quick Action Words (Past Tense)
In this story, things already happened. To talk about the past in English, we often just add -ed to the end of the word.
Examples from the text:
- Report Reported
- Attack Attacked
Special words (They change completely!):
- Speak Spoke
- Write Wrote
- Send Sent
🧊 The "NOT" Rule (Simple Negatives)
When we want to say something is not happening, we use do not or does not before the action.
- Plural (Many): Companies do not stop
- Singular (One): The law does not protect