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It should be noted: Stephen Nolan is a Northern Irish presenter, and the trolling in question concerned whether his show gives an unfair amount of coverage to u
by opheliate 5y ago
It should be noted: Stephen Nolan is a Northern Irish presenter, and the trolling in question concerned whether his show gives an unfair amount of coverage to unionist positions, as opposed to nationalists. Personal security concerns are a big deal in this case, regardless of whether the anonymous figure is well-known or not. Settling here isn't necessarily just a PR move.
- benjaminwootton 5y agoIn that case, maybe the content was political rather than trolling? Settling like this is a slippery slope if you’ve said something to offend someone rather than simply libel and troll them.
- hbosch 5y agoFirstly, political posting and troll posting aren't mutually exclusive. Secondly, it appears that there was strong evidence that this poster actually tried to harm the presenter's reputation and career. To that extent, libel charges are fair and it's a good thing he was able to be traced and admonished.
- shkkmo 5y agoI don't see any details as to what the alleged "troll" said on which you are basing this. The only evidence I see is the this was settled out of fear of being doxed amd nothing indicating the strength of the legal claim of libel.
- woah 5y agoWow that introduces a whole different dimension to this. That makes it sound like the "trolling" may have been a legitimate political criticism (unfounded or not), and the "troll" paid out due to a threat to their personal safety. Even darker that the threat was made by the national broadcaster of the occupying nation.
- iso1210 5y agoWTF are you on about "occupying nation"
- opheliate 5y agoYou might want to look into the history of Northern Ireland during the 20th century, and local attitudes to British rule.
- woah 5y agoEngland is occupying part of Ireland. I have no personal opinion about this, or links to Ireland, but it seems pretty obvious to anyone looking at it from the outside.
- shellac 5y agoEngland?
- Strom 5y agoIf you want them to say United Kingdom, then say it. Obscure one word comments aren't useful or transparent.
- lifeisstillgood 5y agoSadly even UK is not right here. We are the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. If we do not include NI, then we are just Great Britain. Most of us are confused about it too.
- bof_ 5y agoAnd the alpha_3 for The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is GBR. The Western European Archipelago is a complex place.
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