I am trying to get my head around censorship v the supporting or enabling of mis/dis information.
Do you think they must be connected?
Two of my 'old lady friends' were exclaiming the other day that it was so good that the video of the stabbing of a 'Muslim priest' in Australia was taken down by the Aussie news services because no one wants to see such violence etc, and thus censorship is good. They had been listening to NZ MSM reporting about a video that was not shown to them because apparently it was too awful.
So I asked are you sure it was a Muslim being stabbed, and not a Christian priest fronting a service in a church? Absolutely adamant it was a Muslim. 'Those poor people'.
I had actually seen that video on X, and I believe the priest himself was quite OK with the video of the attack being published. It seems to be removed because Muslims were attacking Christians and that is not a good look!
I didn't see that MSM report my friends got their 'facts' from, but I can probably guess their thinking has been biased over some time. I suspect they will be supportive of the Christchurch Call because the MSM are. The FSU (I am a member) may have won a battle, but have not yet won the war.
The video was of an attack upon a Christian priest of an Assyrian denomination. The attacker was Muslim. The video was on X and also a social media platform called Gab. The E-Safety Commissioner who has wide powers decreed the video should be taken down. X complied. Gab hasn’t and is facing a $500k fine. Gab is based in the US and pretty much is saying we will not comply.
Your friends may well have got some of the facts around the wrong way. In my experience it happens from time to time.
As to censoring mis/disinformation that is a tricky one and I doubt could be solved other that by a repressive government.
I agree with your final comment and from where I sit I cannot see an end to the continuing struggle to protect freedom of expression.
I am trying to get my head around censorship v the supporting or enabling of mis/dis information.
Do you think they must be connected?
Two of my 'old lady friends' were exclaiming the other day that it was so good that the video of the stabbing of a 'Muslim priest' in Australia was taken down by the Aussie news services because no one wants to see such violence etc, and thus censorship is good. They had been listening to NZ MSM reporting about a video that was not shown to them because apparently it was too awful.
So I asked are you sure it was a Muslim being stabbed, and not a Christian priest fronting a service in a church? Absolutely adamant it was a Muslim. 'Those poor people'.
I had actually seen that video on X, and I believe the priest himself was quite OK with the video of the attack being published. It seems to be removed because Muslims were attacking Christians and that is not a good look!
I didn't see that MSM report my friends got their 'facts' from, but I can probably guess their thinking has been biased over some time. I suspect they will be supportive of the Christchurch Call because the MSM are. The FSU (I am a member) may have won a battle, but have not yet won the war.
The video was of an attack upon a Christian priest of an Assyrian denomination. The attacker was Muslim. The video was on X and also a social media platform called Gab. The E-Safety Commissioner who has wide powers decreed the video should be taken down. X complied. Gab hasn’t and is facing a $500k fine. Gab is based in the US and pretty much is saying we will not comply.
Your friends may well have got some of the facts around the wrong way. In my experience it happens from time to time.
As to censoring mis/disinformation that is a tricky one and I doubt could be solved other that by a repressive government.
I agree with your final comment and from where I sit I cannot see an end to the continuing struggle to protect freedom of expression.