Shadowing-Übung: Australia's social media ban explained - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

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Australia's centre-left Labor government has just passed a world-first social media ban, making headlines across the globe.
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Australia has now done something that no other country has been able to do.
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They are all looking at what we are doing.
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The Senate approved the world's strictest laws, and they are applauding what we are doing.
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Anybody out there who's got kids, listen up.
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The first country in the world to ban the use of social media apps for anyone under the age of 16.
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That's pretty huge.
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The ban will prevent children under the age of 16 from creating an account or using social media sites,
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including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X and Snapchat.
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At this stage, YouTube will be exempt, along with messaging services, online games like Roblox, and health or education apps,
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but those details will be worked out over the next 12 months.
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The hope is that the ban will protect children from the harmful side of social media.
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It is about making sure that children have a childhood and parents have peace of mind.
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When you limit social media use, depression and anxiety gets better.
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77% of Australians support the ban, according to international research group YouGov.
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Parents are scared and overwhelmed, and they don't know how to protect their children.
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But there's been no shortage of opposition.
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Social media has had catastrophic consequences for some young people.
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But cutting it off altogether will have catastrophic consequences for other young people.
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That parents over the summer holidays can tell their kids it's illegal to be on your phone.
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It's illegal to be on social media.
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Get off it.
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It doesn't actually make social media safer for young people.
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And that's the devastating thing about this.
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Some raising concerns government is encroaching on what should be a parent's responsibility.
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Ultimately it's a tool that parents can have, but they're still the determinant of how they raise their children, not government.
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Booting them off social media isn't going to wind back the clock so that they can live the childhoods that we did.
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It's going to invariably nudge them into darker, less safe corners of the internet the internet.
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Labor's bill was introduced just over a week ago before going to a final vote today, but the process has been criticised by some as being rushed
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in a bid to clear the federal government's agenda before the end of the parliamentary year.
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We are not sure yet whether this hasty blunt attempt will do anything to reduce the social harms.
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Clearly we should be doing something, but this is not the way to do it.
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It eventually passed through Australia's parliament with support from both of the country's major parties but not without change.
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One question remaining, how will tech companies actually verify the age of their users?
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Some were concerned the ban would force Australians to hand over their government-issued ID, including passports and driver's licences, to prove that they're over the age of 16.
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In response, last-minute amendments were made to prevent platforms from requesting digital ID unless they offer an alternate method of age verification.
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That could take the form of experimental facial recognition technology
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or linking a credit card to an account to prove you're over 18.
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These amendments mean that no Australian will be forced to use government identification,
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including digital ID, for age assurance on social media.
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This is a rubbish bill, it has no substance.
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And it doesn't even take place for another 12 months.
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Giving 12 months for social media companies to develop the technology.
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With a threat of a $50 million fine for non-compliance hanging over their heads, the onus is firmly on big tech to make sure this ban works.
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Platforms now have a social responsibility to ensure The safety of our kids is a priority for them.
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A digital duty of care has also been imposed, requiring platforms to delete any personal information collected.
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It also sends a strong signal to social media platforms, treat Australians' privacy seriously.
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We don't argue that its implementation will be perfect,
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Just like the alcohol ban for under-18s doesn't mean that someone under 18 never has access, but we know that it's the right thing to do.
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Big tech companies are unsurprisingly expressing concern over the new laws, drawing criticism from global tech giant Meta and the ire of Elon Musk.
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Oh, look, I think we should treat the concerns of social media companies with the world's largest grain of salt.
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Australian children can continue using social media for now.
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The ban will come into effect in a year.
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Thank you.

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Diese Sprechübung auf Niveau B2 basiert auf dem Video „Australia's social media ban explained“. Diese Wörter kommen am häufigsten vor: ban, Australian, platforms, tech, companies. Dieses Video enthält 54 Sätze und 765 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 5:14. Der Sprecher spricht gleichmäßig mit etwa 146 Wörtern pro Minute – ein angenehmes Tempo fürs Shadowing. 86 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen; den Rest solltest du dir vor dem Üben ansehen.

Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video

Die 15 anspruchsvollsten Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:

WortAusspracheBedeutung
catastrophic Adjektiv/ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/Katastrophen-
consequence Substantiv/ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/Konsequenz, Folge
applaud Verb/əˈplɔd/applaudieren, klatschen
determinant Substantiv/dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt/Determinante
devastate Verb/ˈdɛv.ə.steɪt/verwüsten, verheeren
encroach Verb/ɪŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/widerrechtlich eindringen
overwhelm Verb/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/überwältigen, übermannen
verification Substantiv/ˌvɛ.ɹə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/Verifizierung
exempt Adjektiv/ɪɡˈzɛmpt/freigestellt
assurance Substantiv/əˈʃʊɹəns/Zusicherung, Versicherung
rubbish Substantiv/ˈɹʌbɪʃ/Ramsch
verify Verb/ˈvɛɹɪfaɪ/belegen, beweisen
blunt Adjektiv/blʌnt/stumpf, abgestumpft
shortage Substantiv/ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/Mangel, Knappheit
harmful Adjektiv/ˈhɑɹmfl̩/schädlich

Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst

WortAusspracheBedeutung
hand over Verbübergeben, überreichen
wind back Verb/waɪnd ˈbæk/zurückspulen, rückspulen

Grammatik in diesem Video

Die Strukturen, die der Sprecher am häufigsten verwendet, mit den genauen Worten aus dem Video:

StrukturIm Video
Passiv be + Partizip Perfekt – wichtig ist, was geschieht, nicht wer es tutwill be worked · was introduced · were concerned
Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig isthas just passed · has now done · has been criticised

Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest

Der Sprecher verwendet 9 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel doesn't, don't, they're. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.

  • Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: verification /ˌvɛ.ɹə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, assurance /əˈʃʊɹəns/, rubbish /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/, shortage /ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
  • Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/, determinant /dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt/, invariably /ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bli/, verification /ˌvɛ.ɹə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/

So übst du mit diesem Video

  1. Höre dir das ganze Video einmal an, ohne zu sprechen, und notiere die Wörter, die du nicht kennst.
  2. Sprich Satz für Satz in normaler Geschwindigkeit nach und wiederhole jeden, bis dein Rhythmus zum Sprecher passt.
  3. Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie catastrophic, consequence, applaud.

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