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France followed the example of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands and allowed the use of the series “Adolescence” (titled “corrupt adolescence” on Netflix Romania) in secondary education schools as part of teens about toxic masculinity and online dangers, The Guardian reports.
The Ministry of Education in France will offer schools five courses based on fragments from Netflix, which has been acclaimed by criticisms and has caused a global debate on the impact on boys the misogynistic content in the online environment.
The manufacturer “Adolescence”, the second most watched English series ever broadcast by Netflix, with over 140 million views until June 1, granted the French government rights for educational use, Elisabeth Borne announced.
Borne told the LCI television that the fragments of the series “very representative for the violence that can exist among young people” and will be presented to students about 14 years or older, accompanied by specially designed teaching materials.
The purpose is to increase the awareness of the problem of “over-exposure to screens and to trivialize violence on social networks”, as well as the problem of spreading the so-called male ideology that promotes violence against women, said the French Minister of Education.
The series “Adolescence”, launched on March 13, tells the story of a 13 -year -old boy to kill a classmate, after being radicalized by toxic online materials, such as those posted by Misogin Andrew Tate self -declared influence, writes The Guardian.
Similar decisions in other countries
Netflix made available to secondary schools in the United Kingdom in April, to complete the didactic resources of a non -governmental profile organization, in what Prime Minister Keir Starmer described as an “important initiative”.
Flandra, a provincial speaking of Non -Dutch in northern Begia, began to use the series “Adolescence” in schools in secondary education. “The series shows how digital influences and loneliness can take some young people in the wrong way when they do not support enough,” said Flemish Minister for the media, Cietje Van Achter, in the Regional Parliament.
“It also highlights how adults and teachers are increasingly losing contact with the world of young people. It is important to support both teachers and young people, so that these topics can be discussed,” added Cietje Van Achter.
The series is also used in secondary schools in the Netherlands.
“By presenting the series at the courses, we can create a safe framework in which we talk about it and the problems they raise, thus making the teenagers more resistant and preventing them from being attracted to the” handle “and its harmful consequences,” said Barbara Kathmann, the deputy who proposed the initiative.
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