Facebook asswipes
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- mikotondria30
So the call to have the page removed is on the fear that once it gets to court, the defence will point to the pages and claim that those pages make the jury unable to decide only on the evidence given in court ? Surely that's a matter of jury selection then ? Question one for potential jurors: Have you seen the facebook page where someone thinks the defendent is guilty ? Yes. Question 2: Have you seen another facebook page, or read or heard another opinion that he is innocent. Yes. Yes I have. To what extent have these other people's opinions and information contained in them colored your resolved to only judge this case on the legally admissable evidence the prosecution will be presenting.
a - a great deal (you are dismissed, next juror please)
b - not at all. Thank you, please take your seat.
- jacklalane0
Do they not have trial by Judge only in Australia? In that case this info would have little bearing.
- BusterBoy0
Facebook have finally relented and removed the hate pages that could have jeopardised the accused man's trial. Why it took this long is worrying but at least they've done the right thing.
- bobkat0
Agreed Buster Boy.
Sadly I think part of the porblem is that Communications Law is not keeping up with technology (especially at the international level). There is such a grey area with regards to the law and social media, the rights of the user, site owner etc. at a national lever, I can't even imagine how it would work at an international level...- I think its people not the law.Always few bungholes messing it up for everyone.yurimon
- BusterBoy0
I think an organisation of this size that wants to operate with no national boundaries MUST have a dedicated unit to moderate this type of shit. I'm sick and tired of this free speech at all costs mantra...there are times when common decency needs to be prevail and as much as I don't like Facebook being the arbiter, at least when it's brought to their attention they need to act quicker.
Not sure there's an easy or quick solution, but Governments really need to wake up and put some more thought into how the law needs to keep up with situations like this.
- Totally. An individual visiting another country must respect local laws and traditions - why not online organisations that feature the opinions of individuals?bobkat
- pango0
facebook would have taken down posts in no time if the contant is about exposing corporate or government conspiracy. Facebook has no interest in protecting free speech. They only protect selected interest.
true story. One of my friend's post about Monsanto kept being taken down by facebook.
- animatedgif0
"I think an organisation of this size that wants to operate with no national boundaries MUST have a dedicated unit to moderate this type of shit."
Why is it Facebooks responsibility to ensure the Australian legal system is unbiased?
- If they have operations here, then they need to obey the law...pretty simple really.BusterBoy