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Re: BBC confronts Facebook troll

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Post by stefanve » Thu, Feb 09, 2012, 11:40 AM UTC

bilbo0s wrote: post #20

Commenting on this particular troll is probably beneath the majority of us. However, on a general note, I think it is important to realize that every text message you send, every cell phone conversation you have, every post to the CNN forum you make, every tweet you send ... is directly attributable to your IP whether you use your own name or not. With Facebook and Google tracking everything you do, whether you are l…

that every text message you send, every cell phone conversation you have, every post to the CNN forum you make, every tweet you send ...

I don't know if it was on purpose, but when I read that the music of i'll be watching you popped in to my head

Re: BBC confronts Facebook troll

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Post by lamby » Thu, Feb 09, 2012, 4:15 PM UTC

rhplus wrote: post #56

lamby wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not just you. I facepalmed at "...and possibly illegal".

As commented above, yes, it is possibly illegal under UK law. For example: (1) A person is guilty of an offence if, with intent to cause a person harassment, alarm or distress, he: (a) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or (b) displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting thereby causing that or another person har…

I'm well aware of that and dislike these types of laws.

But my point more was that it was presented as if because it was illegal, it was ipso facto immoral.

Re: BBC confronts Facebook troll

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Post by sedev » Thu, Feb 09, 2012, 10:32 PM UTC

DrMcFacekick wrote: post #77

raganwald wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is an incredibly important point. There are two stances to take. First, FB can claim they are a “common carrier,” does not censor, and not responsible for what people post (just as the telephone company is not responsible for what people say on the telephone). Second, FB can pick and choose what is allowed but bears responsibility for what it allows to be posted. Whether you like or dislike their particular choi…

As far as I understand it, the "censoring" starts when someone flags a photo for review. So if I see a photo of my friend breastfeeding and find it to be in bad taste, I flag it- it then goes on to FB for review and perhaps a takedown. No one seems to mention that in the breastfeeding scandal, SOMEONE had to flag the photo for review, which means that someone found it offensive. So it's not Facebook going through eve…

Or, more to the point, American culture finds sex far more obscene than violence, racism, or anti-semitism.