I've reported various types of discrimination towards all backgrounds and from all backgrounds and have been mett with the same lazy response, like aboveUnfortunately people think they can do/say as they like behind a screen. I posted an opinion on a football page and was told to "f*** off back to Iceland" lovelyOne thing I do like is how inclusive villa are as a club, I love Aston and the interesting diversity of the area with VP at the heart of it. I've never heard any racism in the stadium and everyone is made to feel welcome. There is only so much the clubs can do and these idiots might not even support the club of the players they are abusing, it's far too easy to set up a 'fake' account.
I was pleased on Twitter to see that a Baggies fan who tried to start the ‘Town full of P****’ chant at Luton was shouted down and reported by his fellow fans around him so that he was thrown out and hopefully will face further action to keep him away. Fair play to those (especially the first) who spoke up. That’s what’s needed. EVERY TIME.Every time these types of one of insults or chants are out there, there are people around them who know it’s wrong but don’t do anything. That has to stop now....there are enough ways to challenge it without putting yourself at risk.
The fact social media companies are not treated as media companies or publishers appears to me at least to be a big part of the problem. Make Facebook, Twatter etc face up to usual laws on this in the UK and you have part of the solution.
Quote from: AV82EC on August 20, 2019, 02:05:45 PMThe fact social media companies are not treated as media companies or publishers appears to me at least to be a big part of the problem. Make Facebook, Twatter etc face up to usual laws on this in the UK and you have part of the solution. This is the key for me. They ARE publishers. I know that that 'disruptor' is now a supposedly a good thing to be in business (and I can see the value on some level, in certain sectors) but these 'platforms' have disrupted far more than publishing and, for the most part, it hasn't been for the better.
Quote from: Sexual Ealing on August 20, 2019, 07:54:58 PMQuote from: AV82EC on August 20, 2019, 02:05:45 PMThe fact social media companies are not treated as media companies or publishers appears to me at least to be a big part of the problem. Make Facebook, Twatter etc face up to usual laws on this in the UK and you have part of the solution. This is the key for me. They ARE publishers. I know that that 'disruptor' is now a supposedly a good thing to be in business (and I can see the value on some level, in certain sectors) but these 'platforms' have disrupted far more than publishing and, for the most part, it hasn't been for the better. I know as the forum Lib Dem I should be taking the hummus eating, sandal wearing civil liberties, down with big govt and free speech line but we don’t have free speech in this country as it’s limited by statute. On this, these profiteering, data thieving c***s need to be bought to book.
Boris Johnson would be banned from this site for his use of language, and while his position is up for debate as PM, if a site like this can root out the bigots there is no reason why the big social media companies can't. It's just a question of scale.