Wullie Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Agreed. Don't post it on here. Plenty of other places on the internet to watch nasty far right propaganda. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 It’s never going to achieve anything but that’s not really the issue. If they want to continue doing it they should by all means. A year ago it seemed to be more than the empty gesture it’s become. I agree that the internet should be regulated to a degree, in that I mean, why not have a digital passport to sign up for things? It would go a long way to stopping idiots making racist comments online, nonces would have to stop noncing, scammers would have no place to hide and people would generally have to be a little bit nicer in their interactions with others. How can that be a bad thing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Prophet Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 This could easily go in the social media thread, but what do people make of ID requirements to be able to open a social media account? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE27 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 21 minutes ago, The Prophet said: This could easily go in the social media thread, but what do people make of ID requirements to be able to open a social media account? As someone who doesn't use it anymore, I think it is the only way to hold people accountable on them platforms. Obviously the trolls will probably still be racist or aggressive in their little bubbles in real life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Its needed but social media websites don't exactly have a good reputation when it comes to securing data. Wasnt it the other month when over a billion social media profiles were for sale? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I don't think there's anything they could obtain from ID, that they don't already know based on online activity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 In theory it would make it easy to identify terrorists/racists/protesters. Its an obvious slippery slope though isnt it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I'm amazed under 16's are allowed to create social media accounts tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Just now, neesy111 said: I'm amazed under 16's are allowed to create social media accounts tbh. I don't think they're supposed to, but I don't know many parents that stop them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 It reminds me of when I was a kid. Videos came out and some parents didn't have a problem with letting their 11 year olds watch a video nasty, and some wouldn't entertain the idea. The ones with strict parents couldn't get involved in talks about the film but they weren't ostracised entirely, just a little uncool. I can empathise with the parents on social media, although I'd rather I didn't have to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Something struck me, when hearing that Marcus Rashford wrote a book to encourage young kids to read. I've long been a believer that the ego isn't the evil that it is painted as and this proves it. You need some ego to think people will learn to read just so they can read your book, but it is wholly justified. People will and he knows that. He doesn't just believe it, because it is true. The ego can lead to self destruction if you believe your own press, but as a guide and inspiration to the best you can be, it's not a bad thing to have. It's nice to see, not just Rashford, but the entire squad, demonstrating the latter more than the other. It's so refreshing after the 'golden generation' who put me off international football, i thought, for life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Something needs done with social media as it’s full of hate towards any minority section of society. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 31 minutes ago, HTT II said: Something needs done with social media as it’s full of hate. FYP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 15 minutes ago, Lazarus said: FYP. Aye true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, The Prophet said: This could easily go in the social media thread, but what do people make of ID requirements to be able to open a social media account? It all sounds nice and rosy if we imagine our governments wouldn't also target people critical of it with that information. I mean we _just_ had Trump and honestly half the internet would be locked up for threats against a foreign leader at this point Or imagine his administration getting to redefine what hate speech is and isn't. Hate isn't a problem exclusive to social media. Anonymity of speech online isn't a shield just for the worst of us. Edited July 13, 2021 by thomas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I've said it a hundred times, social media is an echo chamber of bad takes, partizan hacks and unfiltered diarrhea of written thought. For the most part I stay as clear as possible from it. Mostly, people are decent and want to be left alone without extreme ideologies forced on them from either side of the now monochrome political "spectrum". Social media has wrecked society by giving a voice to the most extreme and making your average Joe believe the world has gone to pot. Idiots are idiots and should be punished and not be able to hide behind anonymity. In the same breath it's foolish and naive to paint demographics/societies a certain way because of the actions of a few. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Brave Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, Dancing Brave said: Such an awful, racist nation. I hope we all burn in hell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ToonArmy1892 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 1 hour ago, BlueStar said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RS Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Emergency vigil St James’s Thursday. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/anti-racism-campaigners-take-knee-21046790 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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