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Now that the internet is finally starting to be strictly regulated, we're seeing a rise in arrests made regarding comments made on Twitter in this country. On the whole, I think it's a good thing that people are being held accountable for what they post online. I do think, however, it's a bit ridiculous that they're arresting adults for making threats but they're not arresting these properly rabid teenage (or younger) fans of popstars who make far worse threats on a daily basis. GQ received a torrent of abuse for their magazine covers of One Direction recently, specifically a joke they made about Harry Styles saying "he's up all night to get lucky" on the front cover. Threats ranging from castration to bombing - I think it might do something to curb that behaviour if the police started arresting some of these kids. People do not seem to think that their words are accountable to them when they post online. Some of the abuse and bizarre requests celebrities receive is messed up. Maybe I just want to see annoying kids get punished but I do think with the stepping up of how the internet is policed, there's scope to chill some of these mental cases out. To tweet "GQ MAGAZINE CAN GO **** THEMSELVES WITH A CHAINSAW UP THEIR ASSHOLE TILL IT MUTILATES THEIR INSIDES" because of "he's up all night to get lucky" is not normal behaviour, in my opinion.


Here's a link to the full article:

http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/enterta...ying-responses