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Censorship at the BBC

 
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Clive55



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:26 pm    Post subject: Censorship at the BBC Reply with quote

I have just come from Stalinville, otherwise known as the BBC Message Boards, in this case the BBC 5Live Boards.
I dared to post a link to a comment by Melanie Phillips there. The thread was instantly deleted.
Why does the BBC hate democracy & freedom of speech so much?
The BBC censorship is worse than that Stalin imposed in Russia at the height of his paranoa
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If it doesn't appear in print, then it never happened!! A bit like a child who covers it's eyes and says it can't see anyone. Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes I fail to see the purpose of a message board if all that appears on it is sycophantic adolation. Thank God for this one. Smile

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Clive55



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, I agree
I don't understand why the authorities at the BBC MBs insist on such tight control & censorship.
Certainly, blatantly offensive & insulting material can be taken off.
But the article I posted was simply putting forward a point of view.
Surely the fair & free exchange of views is what MBs should be all about.
I can't stand John Pilger, but i wouldn't expect an article by him posted by someone to be zapped because I don't agree with it.
Let the post stand & let others argue for & against it. That's what democracy is all about
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Behind Geddon's Wall



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Clive, MB censorship was what brought most of us here in the first place.
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Clive55



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Behind Geddon's Wall wrote:
Clive, MB censorship was what brought most of us here in the first place.

Yep, nice to have a board more like Democratic Britain than Russia at the height of stalins excesses!!
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Behind Geddon's Wall



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It must have been the best part of a year since I was on the beeb boards. John allows us expressive freedom provided we don't upset people too much
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