close the fuckers down
Bizarre as this might sound, if GB News does go entirely online, as Talk TV has, it will get worse (yes it is possible) because I don't believe Ofcom, toothless as it is, holds any sway on the internet.
Since Talk TV became a streaming only service, it's mutated from being a peddler of little england right wing drivel, to a right wing fruit loop cesspit.
But it’s not OfCom's fault, if there are no laws giving it jurisdiction over the internet.Well, Ofcom should be given real teeth and cover the Internet too. If necessary sack the tossers running it and put people with morals in.
I know, new laws are needed. I thought I had at least implied that.But it’s not OfCom's fault, if there are no laws giving it jurisdiction over the internet.
Yeah, you did, mate.I know, new laws are needed. I thought I had at least implied that.
It isnt bizarre because its reality. News and journalists who are involved in it have to abide by standards that are regulated and can be upheld by Ofcom, and other statutory bodies. Ie, sources and facts that can be checked. Of course it will get worse, because they wont be subject to those checks. Which is what they know and why they will have no choice but to go online. This is why those who decry the nebulous term 'MSM' are so fucking stupid, they dont understand this. Yet they find validation in their ironic belief that they are cleverer than anyone elseBizarre as this might sound, if GB News does go entirely online, as Talk TV has, it will get worse (yes it is possible) because I don't believe Ofcom, toothless as it is, holds any sway on the internet.
Since Talk TV became a streaming only service, it's mutated from being a peddler of little england right wing drivel, to a right wing fruit loop cesspit.
It's not as difficult as they like to make out. They force ISPs to block websites all the time. And sure, there are ways around it, but it's a death sentence for any website that's aimed exclusively at a British audience to not be accessible to a UK audience without some sort of VPN. The EU regularly sanctions US technology companies. India threatened to block them if they didn't remove certain content.It would be Difficult to police the internet if they base themselves outside of the jurisdiction. Which they'll inevitably do.
really, I don't get that at all, esp when it comes to the comment sections - which are a fkn free-for-all for nuttersIt's not as difficult as they like to make out. They force ISPs to block websites all the time. And sure, there are ways around it, but it's a death sentence for any website that's aimed exclusively at a British audience to not be accessible to a UK audience without some sort of VPN. The EU regularly sanctions US technology companies. India threatened to block them if they didn't remove certain content.
Interestingly, the newspapers are actually less toxic online than they are in print for the most part.