CNET UK Podcast 172: Have Internet comments got out of hand?

CNET UK Podcast 172: Have Internet comments got out of hand?

This week on the podcast, we took a look at the future of Moon landings, wondered if anything can save Symbian and asked if the Tories are right to push for fibre to the home before 2017. We also questioned the concept that the general public should be allowed to comment on Internet blogs and found the concept of pierced kittens slightly worrying.

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This week, we asked if Internet comments have jumped the shark. With the news that Engadget had to turn off user responses after the Apple iPad launch, we wonder if the general public can be trusted with keyboards.

Your opinion, as always, is crucial in our podcasts, so we asked you for your comments on whether comments were always abusive nonsense. Happily, your comments were neither abusive nor nonsensical. See the results, or have your say now by voting.

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If you remember the Bonsai Kittens scam from a few years ago, you might treat these earring-wearing 'Goth kittens' with a dose of scepticism. But if it's true, as a society we've got more pressing problems than a few rude Internet comments.

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