For pity's sake :(
On 5 September 2013 00:17, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > Senator calls for social media watchdog > > http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/525430/senator_calls_social_media_watchdog > > > Independent Senator, Nick Xenophon, wants the next federal government to > appoint a social media watchdog to crack down on Facebook and Twitter > trolls. > > Senator Xenophon said the appointment of a social media ombudsman would > give Australians the same protections enjoyed by social media users in > other countries. > > It comes after an incident in 2010 when two Facebook memorial sites for > murder victims in Queensland were flooded with pornographic and obscene > messages. > > "So many social media users in this country feel powerless to protect > themselves from abuse and it's about time that stopped," Senator Xenophon > said in a statement on Wednesday. > > "A social media ombudsman would be the best way of dealing with it, due to > the myriad of platforms and systems that abound." > > Under the senator's plan the ombudsman would operate through the Australian > Communications and Media > Authority. > > Message sent using MelbPC WebMail Server > > > > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
