An Argument For Not Taking Down Horrific Videos

Posted by timothy on Sunday February 8, 2015 @02:20PM from the what's-actually-happening dept.

A few days ago, we posted a story that asked whether posting horrific videos online served a legitimate journalistic purpose; some images that are shocking in their violence are now routinely available, including and especially the recent video of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive. Matthew Ingram writes at GigaOm that, whatever you think of the motives or results of the traditional news media showing such videos or choosing not to, there's good reason for social media sites not to reflexively remove such content.

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Re:Censorship at /., HN, Reddit. by Aighearach · 2015-02-08 20:21 · Score: 5, Informative

Slashdot moderators don't moderate, they just rate.
Having a low score does not censor a comment, it just changes how it gets sorted.
No, they can't moderate and also reply.
Any other FAQs I can help you with today, Mr. Coward?
Oh yeah, and get the [bleep] off my lawn.