Internet censorship

UK Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer’s disastrous encounter with publican Rod Humphris – now a viral internet sensation – is a textbook case of how not to win friends and influence voters on the political campaign trail. Step One: On encountering an impassioned voter completely ignore his concerns, even when he tells you that up till now he has been a lifelong supporter of your party. Step Two: Just to make sure that everyone knows how little you care for utter nobodies like this silly man with his inconvenient views, get your campaign staff to film you immediately afterwards delivering an off-the-cuff speechette stressing your contempt and indifference. Step Three: Step aside and leave the guy to the tender cares of your overzealous security staff… Politicians are supposed to serve the public, not ignore, belittle or abuse them. Starmer’s disgraceful performance in The Raven pub in Bath on Monday is now all over social media and, with any luck, will be the death of … [Read more...] about Delingpole: Why Stop at Starmer? Pubs Should Bar All MPs Forever…

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The neighborhood social media app Nextdoor is reportedly introducing new “anti-racism notifications” that will alert users if the app thinks that they’re going to post something racist. The company’s example of a racist post that will receive the notification is “all lives matter.” The Verge reports that the neighborhood social media app Nextdoor is introducing a new anti-racism notification which will ask users to reconsider their post if it detects offensive or racist language in their posts. Previously, the app introduced a Kindness Reminder asking users to avoid posting phrases or words that Nextdoor finds objectionable. In a blog post announcing the new anti-racism notification, Nextdoor pointed to its Kindness Reminder’s success, stating that it had reduced “incivil content” on the app by 30 percent and hoped that the anti-racism notification would have a similar effect. Nextdoor showed an example of someone responding to a Black Lives Matter post with a … [Read more...] about Nextdoor Adds ‘Anti-Racism Notifications’ to Warn Users of Posts Like ‘All Lives Matter’

Meghan McCain told her co-hosts Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that she was begging the right to “stop politicizing” the killing of George Floyd by former police officer Derek Chauvin. In a video from Fox News, co-host Greg Gutfeld said, “I’m glad he was found guilty on all charges, even if he might not be guilty of all charges. I am glad that he is guilty of all charges because I want a verdict that keeps this country from going up in flames.” Co-host Sara Haines, “I had the most reaction to was Fox News Greg Gutfeld, the clip we jus played. That man said the words out loud that even if Chauvin isn’t guilty, I hope he’s found guilty. One, you would compromise a justice system so you could sleep at night. Two, he said his neighborhood was looted and he didn’t like how that felt. Let’s go back to if we put a knee on your neck and how George Floyd felt. Three, this is a life lost; literally, you’re talking about a case where someone will no longer breathe again. They have a family, … [Read more...] about Meghan McCain: ‘I Beg of Everyone on the Right Stop Politicizing’ Floyd’s Death — There’s ‘No Empathy’

Facebook-owned Instagram announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new tool to help users automatically filter out direct messages (DMs) that contain offensive words, phrases, and even emojis. The tool is geared toward celebrities and public figures, who receive unwanted DMs in their message requests, the social media platform explained in its announcement . “We know that many in our community, particularly people with larger followings, have faced abuse in their DM request inbox from people they don’t follow,” Instagram said. “Because DMs are private conversations, we don’t proactively look for hate speech or bullying the same way we do elsewhere on Instagram,” the site added. “That’s why we’re introducing a new tool which, when turned on, will automatically filter DM requests containing offensive words, phrases and emojis, so you never have to see them.” Instagram also said the tool will focus on message requests, “because this is where people usually receive abusive … [Read more...] about Instagram to Launch Tool that Automatically Filters Out ‘Abusive’ Messages