People are just vile

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Ok.

I remember when people used to keep their mouths shut because they didn't want to embarrass themselves as they new they weren't bright because people had the common sense to roll their eyes when they opened their mouths or told them to shut up!

SM has given all sorts of people the impression that their thoughts are facts, the next thicko ticks the like button and the external validation grows and the next comment gets even more attention and so the cycle continues.

Most people are disgusting.

I am no longer on social media. It has become a complete cesspool with zero accountability.

I believe in freedom of speech but the level of hatred on certain comment sections is borderline hate speech.

Oh goodness, @OffToLockUp , what did the parent/GP say to the racist? Did she say anything? Did the racist seem horrified it was her doctor?

Social media is vile OP, you must know this?

It gives a platform to everyone, including the dregs of society.

Mental health has deteriorated so much because of the toxicity online.

Very sadly I'm not surprised. Leading a maintained school with a high proportion of Asian families provides a daily insight into racism from white British communities. Racism isn't just online.

Stereotypical comments, refusing school places in the so called ‘muslim school’, avoiding conversation with Asian families, being racist to individuals in person.

One incident related to me by one of the parents was that she accidently bumped her supermarket trolley into another female. The other female spun round and called her a ‘f*@king P@K%’ only to find that the trolley pushing female was in fact her own GP.

Vile comments and conspiracy theories are part of my local newspaper FB page. I haven't gone looking for them. I am appalled that reporting to the page or to FB, under ‘sharing of misinformation’ or inciting hatred’ has no effect at all. FB always find in favour of the poster in that they haven't breached the guidance.

That must be why I get dogs, cats, possums and pangolins

Social media is a gutter. (Hi fellow users....)

It should not be a barometer for the general feel on this tragedy.

Doesn't even have to be the south coast. A few weeks ago there were stories about a species of shark in west Wales and it seemed on every one, some hilarious wit popped up to make quips about hoping the shark swam into the Channel to sink some dinghies and eat some immigrants/refugees.

So not only ignorant, cruel and stupid, but unoriginal and unfunny as well. The type of person who responds with a laughing emoji when they're challenged because they're too fucking thick to string a coherent sentence together in response.

I've noticed a huge amount more of vile, ignorant comments on all sorts of things, from seemingly genuine profiles. Its grim.

Yes, I saw that and thought it was utterly crass journalism. It was on Associated Press.

Nayan (the brother) was clearly in total shock and speaking on his doorstep. Doorstepping is the pits. Just bloody leave people alone.

Hillsborough Law needs to give people entitlement to support to keep reporters at bay.

What on earth has this got to do with the thread? Are you really claiming horrible racist comments about people who have died tragically are simply "genuine discussion"?

Why is that bigots can't spell? You'd think they would have more respect for the English language.

I’ve not read anything vile. I only read the BBC for news. I don’t have social media. Maybe you need to do the same.

All the news media that comes up on my feed is followed by this awful, awful crap. The conspiracy theories about the survivor completely ignore that he was registered on that flight, and there are some ridiculously fantastical 'explanations' for him being alive. No-one of them positive about him.

And yes, of course 90% 'he's not British' comments.

I'm not on socials, are these vile comments under their real identities or just anonymous cowards?

Yanbu iv seen some absolutely disgusting things. I don't understand it.

I haven’t read any social media stuff but thought it very strange that the BBC chose to do a 1 hour special on a plane crash, on the actual day of the crash, when they clearly knew exactly nothing, and only had a 4 second clip which was freely available all over the internet. The fact they stretch it out to the 1 hour mark without adding anything to those 4 seconds beggars belief.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/jo-brands-joke-battery-acid-politicians-not-be-probed-further-ofcom-a4345691.html

RCE?

Surely there’s not anyone who thinks he jumped out of the moving plane?

I agree there’s been some disgusting stuff online. There always is. Depressing to read what goes through some people’s minds. Though lots of bots and other agitators. There are many kind, anti-racist people online too.

Horrific tragedy. Heart breaks for the families.

Since the gutter press earn ad accrued kajillions via every click, it would not surprise me in the slightest if a large majority of user comments were AI generated.
This is the attention economy after all, and even negative attention earns billions.

Appalled and intrigued readers from Mumsnet, Reddit, and many other sites will head over to the articles to wring their hands over the state of things and the DM grow steadily richer...

I'm something of a woke centrie/leftie and even I don't believe that the average Brexiteer would wish anything so vile upon others. There certainly are scum amongst us, but still...

I am often surprised at how many MNers patronise the gutter press. It's all a bit grotty.

And there lies the problem. Stupid people repeating rumours and stupid people believing them and passing them on.