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Tasmanian Cops Decline To "Censor Internet"

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-feed-the-trolls dept.

aesoteric writes "Tasmania's police force has taken the unusual step of asking the public to stop alerting it to every 'abusive or harassing' comment posted to Facebook or other social media sites. The force said it was 'increasingly receiving complaints' about material posted to the sites, but sought to clarify that 'the use of technology to undertake some conduct does not in itself create an offense.'"

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  1. Re:Its Tasmania FFS by spire3661 · · Score: 5, Funny

    What a devilish insult, it really bugs me. You must be daffy spreading this FUDD.

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  2. Re:The real issue... by oztiks · · Score: 5, Funny

    THATS IT IM CALLING THE COPS!

  3. Re:The real issue... by Chrisq · · Score: 4, Funny

    What really spins my head here is the concept that someone would report trolling on the internet to the police. The kind of person that would do such a thing is surely the worst on earth.

    Yes, I'd report them ... oh wait.

  4. Re:Dodgy headline on TFS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I suspect the Tasmanian police cannot censor the internet, and even if they were given a court order only limited censorship could be attempted

    I agree! The Tasmanian police definitely need to be given wider powers to deal with incivility on the internets. Remember when you criminalise Facebook, only criminals will use Facebook. Which would be a pretty convenient way to round up criminals if you think about it.