Council leader calls for action over misinformation on social media
Sat, 05 Jun 2021
David Christian has spoken out about the damage caused by the spread of fake news on social media. The leader of Douglas Council claims untruths are putting people off politics and that personal abuse takes its toll on the families of those targeted. Mr Christian wants to see sites such as Facebook policed better to stamp out misinformation. He was speaking to Local Democracy Reporter Chris Cave:
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Thin-skinned politicians can t hack scutiny
Fri, 28 May 2021
Current MHKs can’t hack tough questions from the media, according to a senior member of the Celtic League. Bernard Moffatt has hit out at ‘thin-skinned’ politicians for being unable to stand up to public scrutiny. He claims a defensive approach is often adopted by those fronting the media. Mr Moffatt feels that’s a far cry from previous governments which he says could handle a strong line of questioning. “It worries me now that people are not willing to handle scrutiny and criticism.” He continued: “I notice these days, particularly when journalists are trying to interview politicians, [the politicians] are very defensive and they can be very, almost offended, if the sort of questions that the public want you to ask are put to these folk.