27 Mar 2019

DO read the comments

From The Panel, 4:26 pm on 27 March 2019

The terror attack in Christchurch has prompted many discussions about how we handle discussions and hate speech on the internet. "Don't read the comments" is a usual refrain about online news articles, but Stuff wants to change that.

They want the comments section to be a safe place for people to voice their opinions and discuss the issues of the day.

The panelists debate whether this is needed or if it's censorship.