Manx Social Media Regulation

[Banker]

6 hours ago, 2112 said:

The state controlled media outlet this morning has given airtime to ex Chief Constable Gary Roberts, who is now in charge of the Small Countries Financial Management Programme. He is bemoaning the fact that more needs to be done to teach young people about social media, and especially the difference between facts and misinformation. 
 

What’s clearly rattled Gary Roberts? This particular ‘charity’ is active in the press and visible pre-Tynpotwald Day in early July. Has someone made an allegation? 
 

In some respects it is admirable that this course is trying to teach civil servants from small countries correct financial management and best practices, but are we also trying to hide transparency - hallmarks in a dictatorship/one rule state, where free speech is denied? I bet both IOMG and the Police would love extra regulation preventing discussion, and free speech of IOM affairs. 
 

The article -

Charity director keen to see greater regulation

The director of a charity that works to help developing nations grow their finance sectors wants to see greater regulation of social media.

Gary Roberts, from the Small Countries Financial Management Programme, says more needs to be done to teach young people about social media and understanding the difference between facts and misinformation.

Ensuring decisions are made based on evidence is part of the work the charity does with small jurisdictions, including how to identify whether what's posted on social media is accurate.

Mr Roberts says it's an area that needs to be tackled:

 

Who’s the stare controlled media, or another of your conspiracy theories?

[WTF]

1 hour ago, Banker said:

Who’s the stare controlled media, or another of your conspiracy theories?

is that media you control by looking at it ?

[Fred the shred]

There should be no overseas aid until we have no need for a foodbank and homelessness is sorted.

[Albert Tatlock]

12 minutes ago, Fred the shred said:

There should be no overseas aid until we have no need for a foodbank and homelessness is sorted.

Fook all would ever get done if we followed that philosophy. Same with 'no space exploration until we feed everyone'.

We'll always have some form of homelessness and hunger, as long as we have gambling, alcohol, drugs, mental health issues and lazy lard arse types.

 

[Meoir Shee]

35 minutes ago, Fred the shred said:

There should be no overseas aid until we have no need for a foodbank and homelessness is sorted.

Overseas Aid is 0.19% of the IoM Gov Budget.

[Barlow]

Overseas Aid is a difficult one. UK Government can literally print it's own money, hence the national debt is in the 1000s of £billions.

IoM can't go 'overdrawn' so we need to be careful where our overseas aid is exactly going, and not at all emotionally blackmailed/virtue signalling.

But yes, I agree, we should be giving a good say 5-10% of our Budget to others more needy.

[Dirty Buggane]

If you wish to give my tax money to a third party so as to buy new arm's or boot's for the troop's, the least you could do is ask whether I agree to the recipient.

[Harry Lamb]

1 hour ago, Dirty Buggane said:

If you wish to give my tax money to a third party so as to buy new arm's or boot's for the troop's, the least you could do is ask whether I agree to the recipient.

At least it’s not wasted on apostrophes.

[Albert Tatlock]

11 hours ago, Barlow said:

Overseas Aid is a difficult one. UK Government can literally print it's own money, hence the national debt is in the 1000s of £billions.

IoM can't go 'overdrawn' so we need to be careful where our overseas aid is exactly going, and not at all emotionally blackmailed/virtue signalling.

But yes, I agree, we should be giving a good say 5-10% of our Budget to others more needy.

£65 million to £130 million...Really?

[2112]

Stage two of Gary Roberts defending the SCFMC released, with the excuse that this programme helps the islands reputation and is important!

Charity director says Island would 'lose out' if it didn't provide help

The Isle of Man would be cutting itself off from opportunities if it didn't help developing nations grow their finance sectors.

That's from the executive director of the Small Countries Financial Management Programme.

The charity educates small jurisdictions on financial regulation.

Gary Roberts says the organisation's work is important for the Island's reputation particularly following negative press internationally over the summer.

He accepts there is a need to focus on what happens here but believes there are benefits to helping others:

**** What about the aftermath of King Gaming investigation? ****
 

The collapse and arrests relating to King Gaming, subsequent police and National Criminal Agency investigations, followed by the subsequent closure, suspension and termination of their licences. This has hardly enhanced the islands reputation. Many innocent people in another country have been defrauded of their savings, in a criminal activity committed from a jurisdiction considered by its ‘leaders?’ as a well regulated international finance centre. 

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[Banker]

1 minute ago, 2112 said:

Stage two of Gary Roberts defending the SCFMC released, with the excuse that this programme helps the islands reputation and is important!

 

Charity director says Island would 'lose out' if it didn't provide help

The Isle of Man would be cutting itself off from opportunities if it didn't help developing nations grow their finance sectors.

That's from the executive director of the Small Countries Financial Management Programme.

The charity educates small jurisdictions on financial regulation.

Gary Roberts says the organisation's work is important for the Island's reputation particularly following negative press internationally over the summer.

He accepts there is a need to focus on what happens here but believes there are benefits to helping others:

 

**** What about the aftermath of King Gaming investigation? ****
 

The collapse and arrests relating to King Gaming, subsequent police and National Criminal Agency investigations, followed by the subsequent closure, suspension and termination of their licences. This has hardly enhanced the islands reputation. Many innocent people in another country have been defrauded of their savings, in a criminal activity committed from a jurisdiction considered by its ‘leaders?’ as a well regulated international finance centre. 

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A major well organised crime syndicate has no relevance to helping very small countries with no infrastructure to try and better the lives of the population, get a grip with your conspiracy theories crap.

[littlebushy]

9 minutes ago, Banker said:

A major well organised crime syndicate has no relevance to helping very small countries with no infrastructure to try and better the lives of the population, get a grip with your conspiracy theories crap.

I always considered the Isle of Man to be quite poorly organised but I take your point.

[Moghrey Mie]

15 hours ago, Meoir Shee said:

Overseas Aid is 0.19% of the IoM Gov Budget.

Should be 0.7%.

The point is that when our economy is doing well we give more and when it is doing badly we give less. But it should be 0.7%

Allan Bell promised to increase overseas aid 'when conditions allow". 

Alf Cannan doesn't even mention it. There have been no Annual Reports since 2018-19.

Edited September 2 by Moghrey Mie

[Wake Up Call]

The establishment has multiple layers attempting to have complete control over what you do.

There is little accountability and a system that is almost impossible to crack unless you have a Ranson war chest to take the blob on.

Taking a step to marshal public free speech is a dangerous one but no surprise. 

[thommo2010]

You will never stop "false information" on the internet the thing people need to do it not just jump in with 2 feet and blindly believe everything they read.