Monday 17 October 2011

FACEBOOK BIGOT, RIOT BOYS AND NAIVE TEACHERS: Media Regulation and Facebook.


A religious bigot who posted sectarian comments on a Facebook page has been jailed for 8 months. This was defined as a HATE CRIME and is evidence that the law is attempting to regulate how people use the internet. Click on link to access BBC article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-15333744

Furthermore, The Hull Daily Mail published an article about teachers verbally abusing their students via Facebook. The internet is not a private space. Perhaps the most effective regulation is self-regulation:


Facebook and the riots. More custodial sentences:

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