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mediacrisis
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BBC confronts Facebook troll
Not being familiar with privacy laws in the UK, did he have to sign a release to have his face shown on that program? If so I fail to see how its effectively shaming someone if they willingly submit to be filmed.
danso
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No...he's a figure of documentary/journalistic interest. Else, virtually every photo of a perp walk would have to be blurred out.
tankenmate
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