pn582. Gordon Campbell warns the Greens

 

LATEST.        Greens  vote to be part of next government with Labour.

STOP PRESS. The Greens have been offered two ministerial posts outside Cabinet. They will vote on whether to accept the offer this afternoon.   See 1News release.

Gordon Campbell in Scoop  plays a game of "what ifs" while warning the Greens of the dangers of too close a marriage with Labour.  Why? "Because no amount of incremental policy gains will be enough to save you, next time around."

Click on link above ("plays a game of")  to read "On What Lessons The Greens Should Take From The Demise Of Winston Peters."

Gordon Campbell: Has Social Media Handed Hate a Megaphone?

Gordon Campbell on the policing of social media content

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At the height of the Arab Spring less than a decade ago, social media platforms were hailed as bright new tools of liberation in the hands of the oppressed. In the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks though, the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction. Social media outlets are being examined for their role in (a) radicalising the shooter, (b) confirming him in his beliefs by linking him to an online community of like-minded racists and (c) enabling his horrifying actions to be livestreamed and (ultimately) shared with a large global audience. Has social media handed hate a megaphone?