Written By: - Date published: 10:25 am, November 28th, 2007 - 42 comments
Categories: national -
Tags: national
Just received this from a “concerned reader”:
Just wanted to know whether or not you have also been blocked by NZNats? This morning they have deleted all comments with a hint of an opposing view, with the exception of the ‘TaneStandard’ comment. It offends me that the National Party would post a video which endeavours to let the public know their leader, while censoring the public input about him.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
UPDATE: Looks like it’s true. National is selectively deleting comments and blocking YouTube users with contradictory views. Poor form.
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“It’s, you know, the topic of the thread.”
I was commenting on the topic of the thread.
“And if you think free speech is trivial nonsense, well, apparently you have found your home on the Right.”
No, I think this thread is trivial nonsense. I didn’t say free speech is trivial nonsense. There’s no relation because removing YouTube comments from your own video is not a violation of free speech. It’s just dumb.
Since you think it’s OK to read false meaning into other people’s comments and then ‘defeat’ the words that you put into their mouth, well, apparently you have found your home on the Left.
“Since you think it’s OK to read false meaning into other people’s comments and then ‘defeat’ the words that you put into their mouth, well, apparently you have found your home on the Left.”
Tee hee! Fair cop. I try to be good, but I don’t always succeed.
I still think the topic of this thread is perfectly fair enough though.
Once again for the morons – free speech does not mean you have a right to use some elses platform to make that speech
So Youtube is a National party platform? So the National party has the right to bar public comment in a public domain???? Their website yes, someone eles website, no.
Sounds like double standards.
Thomas
Are you talking about Chris Trotter? Don’t be shy man, tell us what you really think
You know I’m talking about you Farrar
A vote for National is a vote for censorship.
“Selectively deleting comments that you don’t agree with is not an acceptable democratic limit on free speech – it’s a sign of someone who can’t handle dissent.”
So you’ve come over to the anti-EFB camp at last, Tane? Well done!
Othersise it’s a Very Double Standard?
Heard about the rumours about Government instructions to TV3 on what they can and can’t report? Next year it will be all legal and above board, though. God I love transparency.
Gruela
“”After 1 Jan they will not be completely free to do even that.”
How so? What happens on Jan. 1? Am I missing something?”
You really have been asleep, haven’t you.
Kill The Bill.