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Old 11-07-2022, 23:25   #1679
RichardCoulter
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Re: Police to get tough on internet trolls.

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Originally Posted by Qtx View Post
People are entitled to have their own views and share it in various spaces. If its used directly to actually harass someone or a group, we already have laws against that.

The benefit of not censoring such comments allows them to be challenged and debated. The alternative is these people create hidden communities where they end up spending more time talking and thinking about these things and become more extreme in that bubble.
Being able to debate matters and, hopefully, bring people round to an alternative point of view is something that I fully support. Fortunately, I don't believe that the Act will impact this.

Your excellent point was actually made during the consultation period, so should have been taken into account by the politicians.

If it makes people think twice before posting something (or how they phrase it), or it leads to site managers taking their responsibilities more seriously, that can only be a good thing that will drive up the the quality of posts, adverts, interaction overall and lead to, often vulnerable, people being able to enjoy the internet without being subject to various forms of abuse.
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