FACEBOOK – NO PLACE FOR GYPSY/ROMA/TRAVELLER HATE PAGES

Ann Kobayashi
Guest

/ #98 Facebook-No Place for Gypsy/Roma/Traveller Hate Pages

2011-03-11 04:12

86 Traveller families at Dale Farm, Billericay, Essex are facing eviction from the land they own, have no identified authorised land to move to and are additionally stressed by the continuous stream of hostility on these pages. Some of the messages constitute incitements to violence against Travellers who already experience discrimination and marginalisation. Facebook needs to act responsibly, freedom of expression does not include the right to demonise an entire ethnic group and suggest ways of eliminating them.