Who Decides Who Is And Isn't A Troll?

[-Talbot-]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/sep/18/ban-social-media-trolls-from-voting-election-watchdog-suggests

[jackthehat]

Unworkable nonsense.

[Togo]

Whoever first introduces it into law.

[Spicerack]

At a guess. Left wingers, as always.

[Togo]

http://thumbsnap.com/i/sGzmS0rK.jpg

[Togo]

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[ichkeria]

No you shouldn't simply ban someone from voting for that reason.
One or two those cases tho arguably are jailable, in which case the outcome would be the same.

[Stan-Marsh]

Trolling is now a leisure activity. Politicians, like a lot of people, can't handle the truth, so they resort to bans, censorship and the police.

I'm good with it, as it brings a new dimension to the debate.

[Old_Geezer]

Love the irony. The Electoral Commission trolling you all like that :-)

[ichkeria]

Nice one OG
And plenty of trolls here I'd say ;-)

[anotheoldgit]

All part and parcel of being a politician I'd say.

[Peter Pedant]

I think it is like one of your suggestions AOG
just up for discussion....
and bears no relation to reality

Troll Central ( the body that decides on who is and who is not this week ) a troll

what about They know Who They are !

as in " I'm a troll - me - what are you? an old fogey yeah!"

a related question is who decides what the chinese characters for european cities are ?
Beijing Lingua Sinitica ?
no such place
Manchester is man-ches-seeta
and the characters are settled but no one seems have to set it down - it just seems to have happened.

perhaps it is the same wiv trolls

Oh I'll end wivva joke: who decides who is a troll ?
A. why the trolley dolly of course !

checked - no one has cracked that oneso far

[sunny-dave]

Where the fishfingers are the Three Billy Goats Gruff when you need them ...

[ludwig]

What Jackthehat said. Why they would even bother suggesting such a silly idea is beyond me.

[youngmafbog]

Laws are already there surely. If we cant implement the ones we have then what is the point of more.

Banning 'trolls' could be a dangerous road to the end f free speech. I have seen people on here accused of being a troll just because they are 'not on message'.

[Togo]

It would have to be either Minitrue or Miniluv methinks.

[webbo3]

A ban on students voting twice and postal voting fraud would be better.


Dave.