Mister M Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 1 hour ago, redruby said: And the same response again: I am not making excuses for rioters. I am saying that this unrest didn’t spring from nowhere. I don’t want to repeat myself at length again so have a read of this if you want to understand more about the issues https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/08/labour-riots-violence-economic-social-factors I don't disagree with much of that analysis, however there are a small number of people who will cause dissent in their communities because there are people who have a different skin colour, and frankly there are politicians like Farage, and plutocrats like Musk, and newspaper editors who will exploit this for their own ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 3 minutes ago, The_DADDY said: Fair enough. 👍 However, even democratically electected governments get things wrong or have an agenda and worse still, they can and do lie. What if a clampdown isn't for the good of the people but to silence dissenters so only one narrative can be heard? Maybe this is something that should be bestowed on an agency which is at arms length from a Government, like the Information Commissioner's Office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 It's a shame that some people have used social media for their own nefarious ends, but that's the way of the world: a small minority of people ruin it for the majority who don't cause trouble. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 2 minutes ago, Mister M said: Maybe this is something that should be bestowed on an agency which is at arms length from a Government, like the Information Commissioner's Office? Isn't that a Government organisation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Just now, The_DADDY said: Isn't that a Government organisation? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 Just now, Mister M said: Yes Then I wouldn't be overly happy for them to be involved. They can't be truly independent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Just now, The_DADDY said: Then I wouldn't be overly happy for them to be involved. They can't be truly independent. Can someone like Musk be truly independent? No. Since e took over the social media site he's cut back staff by 75% so there is much less moderation than there was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 Just now, Mister M said: Can someone like Musk be truly independent? No. Since e took over the social media site he's cut back staff by 75% so there is much less moderation than there was. My bold He's human so no in my opinion. Underlined It could easily be argued the 75% staff cull was because they didn't need 75% of the staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Just now, The_DADDY said: My bold He's human so no in my opinion. Underlined It could easily be argued the 75% staff cull was because they didn't need 75% of the staff. They didn't need 75% of the staff when the site is full of misinformation, bullies, extremists etc etc Hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 Just now, Mister M said: They didn't need 75% of the staff when the site is full of misinformation, bullies, extremists etc etc Hmmm My bold It was like that before Musk took over just slanted the other way. And before he did take over America's intelligence services had direct access, were involved in meetings, made decisions about what could be posted, what should be stiffled etc. Surely that's a bigger worry than one 'Crazy Dude' who's rather eccentric running the show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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