Katie Hopkins permanently suspended from Twitter

[TheGreenBastard]

Do you think the same about contractor UK ?

Should a pub owner be forced to allow an obnoxious git into his pub ?

Perhaps we need a new law to force people to listen to obnoxious opinions, insults and hate speech.

I think the strawman arguments show you haven't read, or simply don't understand my argument when it comes to the big internet corps.

[BlasterBates]

I think the strawman arguments show you haven't read, or simply don't understand my argument when it comes to the big internet corps.

Yours is the strawman argument, you're arguing as if she simply expressed an opinion they didn't like.

It doesn't matter how big, small a forum is, if someone is insulting you take them down.

[TheGreenBastard]

Yours is the strawman argument, you're arguing as if she simply expressed an opinion they didn't like.

It doesn't matter how big, small a forum is, if someone is insulting you take them down.

Twitter is more than a forum (your strawman is comparing Twitter and CUK). Twitter's scale/influence qualifies it as more of a "utility" - at least that's mine and other's views, obviously you're free to disagree or disregard that, but I believe it to be a slippery slope.

[BlasterBates]

Twitter is more than a forum (your strawman is comparing Twitter and CUK). Twitter's scale/influence qualifies it as more of a "utility" - at least that's mine and other's views, obviously you're free to disagree or disregard that, but I believe it to be a slippery slope.

Sounds a bit like the argument of clamping down on tax avoiders and arguing that it's the slippery slope towards targeting legitimate Ltd companies.

Twitter doesn't censor opinions, just insults and hate speech, which is after all a criminal offence

[TheGreenBastard]

Sounds a bit like the argument of clamping down on tax avoiders and arguing that it's the slippery slope towards targeting legitimate Ltd companies.

Twitter doesn't censor opinions, just insults and hate speech, which is after all a criminal offence

Damn, another strawman!

I did ask where the criminal offence occurred, I'm still waiting.

[AtW]

Criminal offence is in Twitter - specifically Trump not being banned for crimes against humanity, plus treason - waging war against US on the side of its sworn enemy - Confederacy

[BlasterBates]

Damn, another strawman!

I did ask where the criminal offence occurred, I'm still waiting.

Any communication which is threatening or abusive, and is intended to harass, alarm, or distress someone is forbidden.[5] The penalties for hate speech include fines, imprisonment, or both.[6]

Hate speech laws in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

I think we can both agree that Hopkin's comment was abusive.

[TheGreenBastard]

Hate speech laws in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

I think we can both agree that Hopkin's comment was abusive.

Are we judge jury and executioner now? Wasn't she responding to threats of rape? Seems a bit wishy washy to me.

She's a cretin of the highest order, I didn't argue against that at any stage.

[Mordac]

Indeed since 1986:

Hate speech laws in the United Kingdom

Her twitter account was disabled, so what, that's up to twitter they can ban whoever they like.

They are selective as to whom they ban. It was a commercial decision, rather than a moral one, whatever the merits or otherwise of their decision. Trump will survive, whatever he says, with occasional censure to make sure Twatter is headline news for as long as possible.

[BlasterBates]

They are selective as to whom they ban. It was a commercial decision, rather than a moral one, whatever the merits or otherwise of their decision. Trump will survive, whatever he says, with occasional censure to make sure Twatter is headline news for as long as possible.

Trump gets censored as well but he's not as bad as Hopkins.

I mean I don't mind her to be honest but if she can't hold her temper she's going to get banned.

In any case she can publicise whereever she wants. This "gatekeeper" nonesense is a storm in a teacup. You wouldn't expect a TV station to air someone who uses bad language and insults.