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The state of Victoria, Australia has banned broadcasting of Sky News from the underground loop stations in Melbourne's train network.
The ban comes after Sky (owned by Rupert Murdoch's NewsCorp) broadcast an interview with far-right activist Blair Cottrell. Cottrell, the leader of the United Patriots Front, has convictions for arson, burglary and racial vilification, has advocated violence against women and has called for portraits of Adolf Hitler to be hung in school classrooms.
Victoria's transport minister, Jacinta Allen, has defended the decision against claims of censorship, stating that "Hatred and racism have no place on our screens or in our community." ... "If people want to watch Sky News in their own homes, they can do that to their heart's content," she said. "Any material that uses our public transport assets to promote itself needs to be appropriate."
(Score: 2) by AthanasiusKircher on Friday August 17 2018, @06:11PM
And by the way, the tenor of my posts has nothing to with whether I "like" the guy or not. I don't know him. I don't really care to know him.
What I do know is that in public he's an ass and a jerk and says offensive things. When someone doesn't respect others and deliberately acts uncivil, they lose their right to be treated with decorum and respect.
Bottom line: he may believe vile things and may also be a bad person, but he's also a troll, as exemplified in this tweet.
When you're a troll and deliberately say offensive things to get a rise out of others, you lose the right to complain if others don't parse your words with care.. because by trolling you have indicated you also don't use your words with care.