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Should the law be changed for modern social sites?

Cod_EyeCod_Eye Member UncommonPosts: 1,016

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23188875

 

Read this article today, lawyer makes a statement to the effect that the law should change about free speech on social network sites like facebook and twitter.

I personally don't think it should change, now lets put another angle on this for a second, what if someone made a threat and carried it out? How would we all feel then?  How would you feel if you was threatened through a network site? Isnt playground talk threatening?  If I was at school and another person says "I'm going to kick your butt after school" is this not a threat you expect to be attempted to be carried out?  When you are sat behind a screen and you see these messages, we have no eye contact no facial expression, no sound in a voice to measure, and no body language.  When does a joke not become a laughing matter?

I think we need to have laws in place to protect people from these type of trolls whether their threat is real or not.

What do you guys think?

Comments

  • PolatrayPolatray Member Posts: 5
    in social networkign if someone threatens you i think what they need to add in the rules or law is if the threats that you received can be used as a valid proof
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