| Support for Paul Smyth 12:45 - Feb 5 with 6810 views | paddyhdog |
Can't see another thread on this but this sky interview with Smythy about his online abuse made me really down and then angry
https://www.skysports.com/foot
Whatever his limitation he's a good pro, works head, top attitude and loves the club. As someone else said about Sam field compare that to Beales boys
Maybe we give him a standing ovation in support come the 11th minute of next home game? |  | | |  |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 14:51 - Feb 6 with 2118 views | JAPRANGERS |
I'm so appalled reading this. How can someone be so disgusting toward Paul Smyth? Just football. |  | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 15:21 - Feb 6 with 2026 views | Northernr |
The thing that's talked about less than the platforms is the mode of delivery. No surprise that when you see these cnts like Zuckerberg, Musk, Bezos etc who've hoovered up every way we communicate with each other so they can turn it to their own ends and profit, sitting at Trump rallies, that the guy from Apple who make the handsets is sitting there with them
It is incredibly damaging how hooked we are to our phones. It's there, with you, 24/7, controlling every aspect of your life. All your contact with other people is through it, all your finance and banking and cards is on there. Want a spaghetti and meatballs delivered to the door? It can do that. Want to get laid? You do that through your phone now too. Train ticket, plane ticket, bus ticket, ticket for West Ham away? Phone. You literally can't even physically run away from it because chances are if you're going for a run you've got it with you so Strava can track how far you went and how fast.
I remember calling somebody out a few years ago after we'd lost to Sunderland I think it was and he was aggressively sending messages to Osman Kakay and Nico Hamalainen about how sht they were and how they should never play for the club again. Now, they were sht, and they shouldn't have played for the club as much as they did, but they're young lads, fresh back to the dressing room after a first team appearance, prorbably quite elated with that, turn on their phones to speak to their family, and there's an alert there straight away because Big John from the White Horse thinks they're sht. It's so fcking intrusive.
The things I always regret saying most, on socials, or on here, are the things straight after the final whistle. Adrenalin pumping, emotions running high, reach for the phone and broadcast. I then wake up on Sunday morning with this enormous anxiety of 'oh God, what did I say', so you grab the phone that's right there on the nightstand - because, guess what, we need these things to tell the time and tell us when to get up now as well. Open Twitter... 20+ notifications. Oh God, Oh God, Oh God. And now, straight away, at 7am in the morning, I'm in a position where people who hate me are able to tell me that while I'm literally laying in bed on a Sunday morning.
I find it dystopian, you sit on the tube now and everybody is staring at their phone. You can't even escape 500 feet under the earth, because the tube has the best 5G signal in the fcking city. Carriage after carriage of people just staring at a screen, like an early episode of Black Mirror. Guys, read a book. People have their conversations out loud on speakerphone in the pub, people play their music out loud on the tube and the bus, because all that matters to them is them and their phone.
Phones are making us more stupid, more miserable, more selfish.
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| Support for Paul Smyth on 15:42 - Feb 6 with 1951 views | stowmarketrange |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 15:21 - Feb 6 by Northernr |
The thing that's talked about less than the platforms is the mode of delivery. No surprise that when you see these cnts like Zuckerberg, Musk, Bezos etc who've hoovered up every way we communicate with each other so they can turn it to their own ends and profit, sitting at Trump rallies, that the guy from Apple who make the handsets is sitting there with them
It is incredibly damaging how hooked we are to our phones. It's there, with you, 24/7, controlling every aspect of your life. All your contact with other people is through it, all your finance and banking and cards is on there. Want a spaghetti and meatballs delivered to the door? It can do that. Want to get laid? You do that through your phone now too. Train ticket, plane ticket, bus ticket, ticket for West Ham away? Phone. You literally can't even physically run away from it because chances are if you're going for a run you've got it with you so Strava can track how far you went and how fast.
I remember calling somebody out a few years ago after we'd lost to Sunderland I think it was and he was aggressively sending messages to Osman Kakay and Nico Hamalainen about how sht they were and how they should never play for the club again. Now, they were sht, and they shouldn't have played for the club as much as they did, but they're young lads, fresh back to the dressing room after a first team appearance, prorbably quite elated with that, turn on their phones to speak to their family, and there's an alert there straight away because Big John from the White Horse thinks they're sht. It's so fcking intrusive.
The things I always regret saying most, on socials, or on here, are the things straight after the final whistle. Adrenalin pumping, emotions running high, reach for the phone and broadcast. I then wake up on Sunday morning with this enormous anxiety of 'oh God, what did I say', so you grab the phone that's right there on the nightstand - because, guess what, we need these things to tell the time and tell us when to get up now as well. Open Twitter... 20+ notifications. Oh God, Oh God, Oh God. And now, straight away, at 7am in the morning, I'm in a position where people who hate me are able to tell me that while I'm literally laying in bed on a Sunday morning.
I find it dystopian, you sit on the tube now and everybody is staring at their phone. You can't even escape 500 feet under the earth, because the tube has the best 5G signal in the fcking city. Carriage after carriage of people just staring at a screen, like an early episode of Black Mirror. Guys, read a book. People have their conversations out loud on speakerphone in the pub, people play their music out loud on the tube and the bus, because all that matters to them is them and their phone.
Phones are making us more stupid, more miserable, more selfish.
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You know my brother John from the white horse then Clive.Typed from my phone on the train because I stupidly left my book in the car. |  | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 16:36 - Feb 6 with 1856 views | ted_hendrix |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 15:21 - Feb 6 by Northernr |
The thing that's talked about less than the platforms is the mode of delivery. No surprise that when you see these cnts like Zuckerberg, Musk, Bezos etc who've hoovered up every way we communicate with each other so they can turn it to their own ends and profit, sitting at Trump rallies, that the guy from Apple who make the handsets is sitting there with them
It is incredibly damaging how hooked we are to our phones. It's there, with you, 24/7, controlling every aspect of your life. All your contact with other people is through it, all your finance and banking and cards is on there. Want a spaghetti and meatballs delivered to the door? It can do that. Want to get laid? You do that through your phone now too. Train ticket, plane ticket, bus ticket, ticket for West Ham away? Phone. You literally can't even physically run away from it because chances are if you're going for a run you've got it with you so Strava can track how far you went and how fast.
I remember calling somebody out a few years ago after we'd lost to Sunderland I think it was and he was aggressively sending messages to Osman Kakay and Nico Hamalainen about how sht they were and how they should never play for the club again. Now, they were sht, and they shouldn't have played for the club as much as they did, but they're young lads, fresh back to the dressing room after a first team appearance, prorbably quite elated with that, turn on their phones to speak to their family, and there's an alert there straight away because Big John from the White Horse thinks they're sht. It's so fcking intrusive.
The things I always regret saying most, on socials, or on here, are the things straight after the final whistle. Adrenalin pumping, emotions running high, reach for the phone and broadcast. I then wake up on Sunday morning with this enormous anxiety of 'oh God, what did I say', so you grab the phone that's right there on the nightstand - because, guess what, we need these things to tell the time and tell us when to get up now as well. Open Twitter... 20+ notifications. Oh God, Oh God, Oh God. And now, straight away, at 7am in the morning, I'm in a position where people who hate me are able to tell me that while I'm literally laying in bed on a Sunday morning.
I find it dystopian, you sit on the tube now and everybody is staring at their phone. You can't even escape 500 feet under the earth, because the tube has the best 5G signal in the fcking city. Carriage after carriage of people just staring at a screen, like an early episode of Black Mirror. Guys, read a book. People have their conversations out loud on speakerphone in the pub, people play their music out loud on the tube and the bus, because all that matters to them is them and their phone.
Phones are making us more stupid, more miserable, more selfish.
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My phone has never ever been In my bedroom, I hate my phone with a passion, nobody rings me because I could safely say my telephone manners are probably appalling.
The local hospital and surgery will sometimes call me but as usual I have a list of missed calls which Is ridiculous.
Sat In the Surgery yesterday I actually said to my Mrs look at everyone they're all sat there fiddling with their bastard phones scared stiff they're gonna miss a message from some stupid pillock telling them they're just about to go shopping at Lidle's.
I live In a very quiet area but If I choose I can watch Women In the morning walking past our house pushing a buggy with a little snot ridden Baby sat hollering In the buggy, and another snot ridden crisp eating fat Kid being dragged along behind the buggy whilst their Mother Is feverishly texting some other Woman who's walking 10 Feet behind her something about absolutely nothing at all.
Trying walking Into the entrance to Sainsbury's Wantage good luck getting past the bastards who are blocking the entrance mind numbingly staring at their mobile phones, just stood there looking.
Don't call me. |  |
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| Support for Paul Smyth on 17:01 - Feb 6 with 1801 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 13:32 - Feb 6 by Northernr |
I said this to Les when after an interview once, that basically if I was a footballer I wouldn't have social media in a million years, and he pointed out that for many of the younger lads, Instagram messenger or SnapChat is how they communicate.
I'm old so I use whatsapp, if you took that off me I'd be in trouble because it's literally how my whole friendship circle interacts. Equally, I wouldn't want my employer having access to or controlling that. |
I think one of two things will eventually happen to force clubs to get further involved:
A player will sue their club for failure to provide a safe working environment or something along those lines.
Or, a player will take their own life. | |
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| Support for Paul Smyth on 17:04 - Feb 6 with 1798 views | TheChef |
Re Clive's post - usually if I'm on the train/tube I'm using my phone because I'm reading my book (just for the convenience I suppose!). And pre phones people would be reading newspapers/magazines/books. So they were consuming content, just not through a screen.
But absolutely agree social media is the cause of a lot of society's ills, feels like there's almost no way back on that one :( |  |
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| Support for Paul Smyth on 17:06 - Feb 6 with 1788 views | LazyFan |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 15:21 - Feb 6 by Northernr |
The thing that's talked about less than the platforms is the mode of delivery. No surprise that when you see these cnts like Zuckerberg, Musk, Bezos etc who've hoovered up every way we communicate with each other so they can turn it to their own ends and profit, sitting at Trump rallies, that the guy from Apple who make the handsets is sitting there with them
It is incredibly damaging how hooked we are to our phones. It's there, with you, 24/7, controlling every aspect of your life. All your contact with other people is through it, all your finance and banking and cards is on there. Want a spaghetti and meatballs delivered to the door? It can do that. Want to get laid? You do that through your phone now too. Train ticket, plane ticket, bus ticket, ticket for West Ham away? Phone. You literally can't even physically run away from it because chances are if you're going for a run you've got it with you so Strava can track how far you went and how fast.
I remember calling somebody out a few years ago after we'd lost to Sunderland I think it was and he was aggressively sending messages to Osman Kakay and Nico Hamalainen about how sht they were and how they should never play for the club again. Now, they were sht, and they shouldn't have played for the club as much as they did, but they're young lads, fresh back to the dressing room after a first team appearance, prorbably quite elated with that, turn on their phones to speak to their family, and there's an alert there straight away because Big John from the White Horse thinks they're sht. It's so fcking intrusive.
The things I always regret saying most, on socials, or on here, are the things straight after the final whistle. Adrenalin pumping, emotions running high, reach for the phone and broadcast. I then wake up on Sunday morning with this enormous anxiety of 'oh God, what did I say', so you grab the phone that's right there on the nightstand - because, guess what, we need these things to tell the time and tell us when to get up now as well. Open Twitter... 20+ notifications. Oh God, Oh God, Oh God. And now, straight away, at 7am in the morning, I'm in a position where people who hate me are able to tell me that while I'm literally laying in bed on a Sunday morning.
I find it dystopian, you sit on the tube now and everybody is staring at their phone. You can't even escape 500 feet under the earth, because the tube has the best 5G signal in the fcking city. Carriage after carriage of people just staring at a screen, like an early episode of Black Mirror. Guys, read a book. People have their conversations out loud on speakerphone in the pub, people play their music out loud on the tube and the bus, because all that matters to them is them and their phone.
Phones are making us more stupid, more miserable, more selfish.
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Its becausee they isolate us in a world of their choosing.
Just like when a Prisoner gets put in isolation, it's a punishment, as everyone knows it does no good to your mental state.
We are prisoners to this, as we do not democratically control it; ownership is not enough; we need to control it democratically. |  |
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| (No subject) (n/t) on 17:21 - Feb 6 with 1738 views | JordanFoster |
EDIT: Not sure how this happened. Pocket post. [Post edited 6 Feb 17:23]
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| Support for Paul Smyth on 18:52 - Feb 6 with 1636 views | Northernr |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 17:01 - Feb 6 by Wilkinswatercarrier |
I think one of two things will eventually happen to force clubs to get further involved:
A player will sue their club for failure to provide a safe working environment or something along those lines.
Or, a player will take their own life. |
Sadly I think you’re going to be proved right. | | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 19:30 - Feb 6 with 1556 views | turnsey |
Within the past few years, I was a runner for a fairly mid-level distance running team at a university in the States. Not exactly the Olympics, yet I was struck by how much it's an expectation for athletes to have a "presence". I was the only member of the team not on social media, and our school's media people would provide pictures from races, "hype videos", and a whole other assortment of total rubbish.
One race, I was asked to pace my teammates to a certain time and given the option to step off anytime after halfway. Our coach had given us a rollicking the previous day because the first day of competition had gone poorly.
Mid-race, out in front, setting the pace, having no clue where my teammates had disappeared to behind me, fearing another rollicking, I decided to finish the race but not without shooting a "What the hell's going on?" shrug to the side of the track. I get passed by one person, the race ends, my coach is less annoyed than anticipated, and I think, "Well, I overreacted a bit but no harm done".
Fast forward two days, the bloke who won the race has put a mocking video seen by thousands on social media heavily featuring me gesticulating, having misconstrued it as showing off while leading a race. A load of people in his comments saying things like "Haha, let's find this kid and humiliate him, what's his account?". It went slightly "viral".
Then, under no encouragement from me, all of my teammates descend on his page and essentially leave mildly abusive messages. So now, I have an entire virtual ground war occurring on Instagram because I got cheesed off and made an exaggerated shrug in the middle of a race.
It died down and I benefitted from not being on social media, but I share this to illustrate how much of a cesspit social media is in how young people essentially live on there and the rules of polite society, empathy, giving people the benefit of the doubt etc. fly out of the window. In a sport like football that is more tribal, professional, and popular, this sort of thing becomes 100 times worse and could 100% lead to a serious case as alluded to above.
I'm probably preaching to the choir here because I know this forum skews older (sorry), but staying off the phones is sound advice. |  | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 21:08 - Feb 6 with 1471 views | bullshootr |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 17:04 - Feb 6 by TheChef |
Re Clive's post - usually if I'm on the train/tube I'm using my phone because I'm reading my book (just for the convenience I suppose!). And pre phones people would be reading newspapers/magazines/books. So they were consuming content, just not through a screen.
But absolutely agree social media is the cause of a lot of society's ills, feels like there's almost no way back on that one :( |
Kindle is the most used app on my phone. But even e-readers are getting dumbed down
https://www.theguardian.com/bo | | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 09:49 - Feb 7 with 1311 views | terryb |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 16:36 - Feb 6 by ted_hendrix |
My phone has never ever been In my bedroom, I hate my phone with a passion, nobody rings me because I could safely say my telephone manners are probably appalling.
The local hospital and surgery will sometimes call me but as usual I have a list of missed calls which Is ridiculous.
Sat In the Surgery yesterday I actually said to my Mrs look at everyone they're all sat there fiddling with their bastard phones scared stiff they're gonna miss a message from some stupid pillock telling them they're just about to go shopping at Lidle's.
I live In a very quiet area but If I choose I can watch Women In the morning walking past our house pushing a buggy with a little snot ridden Baby sat hollering In the buggy, and another snot ridden crisp eating fat Kid being dragged along behind the buggy whilst their Mother Is feverishly texting some other Woman who's walking 10 Feet behind her something about absolutely nothing at all.
Trying walking Into the entrance to Sainsbury's Wantage good luck getting past the bastards who are blocking the entrance mind numbingly staring at their mobile phones, just stood there looking.
Don't call me. |
I'm with you on this one Ted. I don't know what to say in a phone conversation (mobile or landline), but I've no problem talking to the same person if it is face to face. Perhaps this is due to growing up without a phone in the house & not using one until I started work.
Not that this is relevent to online abuse. I know this abuse happens & that it is capable of driving some people to sucicide. It is the why that I don't understand. Surely it has to be more than having made another losing bet?
I join you all in offering support to Paul Smyth, and all other sufferers, in dealing with this curse. | | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 10:14 - Feb 7 with 1275 views | francisbowles |
First and most importantly. My total support for Paul Smyth. Enthusiastic and hard working player for the team with pace and skill that worries opponents. I think an 11th minute clap for him is a great idea and will help it along in F block.
This social media thing is a nonsense. I don't use it for chat, only when directed by a link for information on Rrrrs or music. The behaviour of some is dangerous and appalling. It's simple to set up anonymous and, I think, untraceable to the individual accounts. Governments do lots of talking about taking action but seem to be powerless to put any limits on it. | | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 23:22 - Feb 7 with 1088 views | VancouverHoop |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 15:21 - Feb 6 by Northernr |
The thing that's talked about less than the platforms is the mode of delivery. No surprise that when you see these cnts like Zuckerberg, Musk, Bezos etc who've hoovered up every way we communicate with each other so they can turn it to their own ends and profit, sitting at Trump rallies, that the guy from Apple who make the handsets is sitting there with them
It is incredibly damaging how hooked we are to our phones. It's there, with you, 24/7, controlling every aspect of your life. All your contact with other people is through it, all your finance and banking and cards is on there. Want a spaghetti and meatballs delivered to the door? It can do that. Want to get laid? You do that through your phone now too. Train ticket, plane ticket, bus ticket, ticket for West Ham away? Phone. You literally can't even physically run away from it because chances are if you're going for a run you've got it with you so Strava can track how far you went and how fast.
I remember calling somebody out a few years ago after we'd lost to Sunderland I think it was and he was aggressively sending messages to Osman Kakay and Nico Hamalainen about how sht they were and how they should never play for the club again. Now, they were sht, and they shouldn't have played for the club as much as they did, but they're young lads, fresh back to the dressing room after a first team appearance, prorbably quite elated with that, turn on their phones to speak to their family, and there's an alert there straight away because Big John from the White Horse thinks they're sht. It's so fcking intrusive.
The things I always regret saying most, on socials, or on here, are the things straight after the final whistle. Adrenalin pumping, emotions running high, reach for the phone and broadcast. I then wake up on Sunday morning with this enormous anxiety of 'oh God, what did I say', so you grab the phone that's right there on the nightstand - because, guess what, we need these things to tell the time and tell us when to get up now as well. Open Twitter... 20+ notifications. Oh God, Oh God, Oh God. And now, straight away, at 7am in the morning, I'm in a position where people who hate me are able to tell me that while I'm literally laying in bed on a Sunday morning.
I find it dystopian, you sit on the tube now and everybody is staring at their phone. You can't even escape 500 feet under the earth, because the tube has the best 5G signal in the fcking city. Carriage after carriage of people just staring at a screen, like an early episode of Black Mirror. Guys, read a book. People have their conversations out loud on speakerphone in the pub, people play their music out loud on the tube and the bus, because all that matters to them is them and their phone.
Phones are making us more stupid, more miserable, more selfish.
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I totally agree. Taking public transport these days is like being in a John Wyndham novel from the 1950s. Everyone is glued to their phones, eyes down, no acknowledgement to anyone else, or anything else.
There is a solution though, get a phone that doesn't take feeds. Only voice, text, and video. The most user friendly I've come across is the light phone I'm not sure it's available outside North America though. Another option is the Punkt Phone out of Switzerland. Less 'user friendly than the light phone, but more compact. Looks like a calculator from the 1970s (intentionally.) | | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 23:32 - Feb 7 with 1074 views | Northernr |
Pleased the publicity campaign worked anyway.
Nasty, spiteful element to our online support base sometimes...
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| Support for Paul Smyth on 00:00 - Feb 8 with 1013 views | QPRSam |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 23:32 - Feb 7 by Northernr |
Pleased the publicity campaign worked anyway.
Nasty, spiteful element to our online support base sometimes...
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Love Smythy and the direct messages he received before were beyond vile but I don't think he should be name searching like this. The guy posting that is not a supporter and wouldn't say anything like this in person, anonymity and ease of access make this far too common for all high profile players. Shaming is great but I imagine they're just looking for attention which they've now got. That's social media for you | | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 00:10 - Feb 8 with 981 views | Northernr |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 00:00 - Feb 8 by QPRSam |
Love Smythy and the direct messages he received before were beyond vile but I don't think he should be name searching like this. The guy posting that is not a supporter and wouldn't say anything like this in person, anonymity and ease of access make this far too common for all high profile players. Shaming is great but I imagine they're just looking for attention which they've now got. That's social media for you |
I don’t know mate, it feels like a cop out saying they’re not a real QPR supporter etc.
A couple of our most prominent/prolific Twitter accounts have been posting multiple times a week canning Smyth and Sam Field for months. | | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 00:22 - Feb 8 with 960 views | QPRSam |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 00:10 - Feb 8 by Northernr |
I don’t know mate, it feels like a cop out saying they’re not a real QPR supporter etc.
A couple of our most prominent/prolific Twitter accounts have been posting multiple times a week canning Smyth and Sam Field for months. |
Not trying to use it as a cop out for the individual, wishing an injury on a player is lowest of the low, but then on one of your own? For me that is a sorry excuse for a "supporter", it's actively the complete opposite of the definition.
That part of twitter is ugly and from what I see has turned into two sets of fanbases in itself. There is that side that you've pointed out, there is another side that will do the exact same for the younger players (Kolli, Bennie). They pit themselves against eachother, arguments intensify and unfortunately players get the rear end of it all from no fault of their own | | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 00:44 - Feb 8 with 911 views | Northernr |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 00:22 - Feb 8 by QPRSam |
Not trying to use it as a cop out for the individual, wishing an injury on a player is lowest of the low, but then on one of your own? For me that is a sorry excuse for a "supporter", it's actively the complete opposite of the definition.
That part of twitter is ugly and from what I see has turned into two sets of fanbases in itself. There is that side that you've pointed out, there is another side that will do the exact same for the younger players (Kolli, Bennie). They pit themselves against eachother, arguments intensify and unfortunately players get the rear end of it all from no fault of their own |
Strange times indeed. | | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 09:27 - Feb 14 with 421 views | paddyhdog |
So are we up for this? (clapping in the 11th minute). Don't want to be only plum out there today giving him a round of applause | | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 10:11 - Feb 14 with 357 views | Andybrat |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 09:27 - Feb 14 by paddyhdog |
So are we up for this? (clapping in the 11th minute). Don't want to be only plum out there today giving him a round of applause |
We will be a pair of plums | | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 11:20 - Feb 14 with 281 views | RsinWales |
He always comes over as a thoroughly decent and sensible bloke. Never stops trying on the pitch.
Even if neither of these things were true, threatening his wife and kids is bang out of order.
The cowardice and lack of awareness is staggering. | | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 12:12 - Feb 14 with 216 views | loneranger1 |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 10:11 - Feb 14 by Andybrat |
We will be a pair of plums |
Three plums, at least. | | | |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 12:22 - Feb 14 with 195 views | R_from_afar |
| Support for Paul Smyth on 10:14 - Feb 7 by francisbowles |
First and most importantly. My total support for Paul Smyth. Enthusiastic and hard working player for the team with pace and skill that worries opponents. I think an 11th minute clap for him is a great idea and will help it along in F block.
This social media thing is a nonsense. I don't use it for chat, only when directed by a link for information on Rrrrs or music. The behaviour of some is dangerous and appalling. It's simple to set up anonymous and, I think, untraceable to the individual accounts. Governments do lots of talking about taking action but seem to be powerless to put any limits on it. |
"Governments do lots of talking about taking action but seem to be powerless to put any limits on it."
Social media has become a cesspit and one of my neighbours actually died because he believed some garbled and incorrect medical advice he saw on Facebook and stopped taking his heart medication  .
The biggest issue is that most of the large social media companies are in the US and Section 230 of the Communications Act, enshrined in law in 1996, expressly protects them from any liability related to third party content on their platforms.
Here's the key clause: "No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider."
It really saddens me when I hear of harm caused by social media, but what compounds the sadness is knowing that that clause makes it incredibly difficult for anyone to tackle this nightmare.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ |  |
| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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