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Ask HN: Why are comments disabled for the Rushie stabbing story on BBC?
See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32441707.
- superchroma 4y agoI would suspect because of risk of anti-islamic sentiment. It's my understanding that many news outlets that still allow comments often choose to suppress them whenever they feel the story would promote the wrong kind of comments.
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- donohoe 4y agoI was able to pst a comment (then deleted it).
- docmechanic 4y agoInteresting. The link I shared now points to a Times of India article rather than the BBC. Discussion is enabled for that share. Thanks for the response.
- glaucon 4y agoI read the BBC news website frequently and I can't recall that comments are ever a feature for any story. Can you show me an example that does allow comments? Here's the current Rushdie page https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62528689 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62528689 and here's another un-contentious story also, at least for me, with no comments https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62517372 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62517372 .
- pmyteh 4y agoComments are a liability for most news organisations: they're generally low quality and give visibility more to those who care a great deal than those with something interesting to say. This goes double for the UK, where we have stricter libel laws and a weaker liability shield than s.230 CDA. And treble for a story where the comments are likely to feature more heat than light.
- draw_down 4y ago
- shoo 4y agoI reckon Mitchell & Webb have a good take on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQnd5ilKx2Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQnd5ilKx2Y
- what-imright 4y ago