2oceansvibe News | South African and international news

Sponsored by RSAWeb rss
2ov Radio
  • Home
  • About
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Seth Rotherham
  • du Cap Collection
  • Café du Cap
  • Cabine du Cap
  • Media Packs / Advertising
  • Contact
    • Contact
    • Anonymous Tips
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
Seth Rotherham
  • Outrage As Facebook Refuses To Remove This Baby Dunking Video

    05 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone in Crime, Facebook, Social, World
    Related Posts
    • Thursday Morning Spice
    • Have Teenagers? Read This To Understand What You’re Dealing With
    • Even Meta's Chatbot Hates Mark Zuckerberg
    • PSA: You Mustn’t Ever Give A Toddler Vodka [Video]
    • Pretoria Teachers Under Investigation For Striking Children [Video]

    Just when you thought it was safe to go outside…

    A rather undelightful video has emerged on Facebook showing a very new-looking baby being repeatedly dunked upside down into a bucket of water by a carer.

    [The video] shows the baby being twisted by her arms and held upside down from her legs as she is picked up and partly submerged in the water dozens of time. She cries at first but stops after the carer changes the way she is holding the infant.

    Don’t worry, this is one time you’re not going to get the video, as I think this image will suffice. If you really want to watch it though, HERE is the link. I wouldn’t recommend it.

    The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in the UK has criticised Facebook for allowing the video to be posted, calling the act “callous” and “dreadful”, and Facebook absolutely refuses to remove it. The company has “acknowledged that the video was “upsetting and disturbing”, but said its users should still be able to watch it”.

    A spokeswoman for Facebook explains their reasoning:

    Like others, we find the behaviour in this video upsetting and disturbing. In cases like these, we face a difficult choice: balancing people’s desire to raise awareness of behavior like this against the disturbing nature of the video. In this case, we are removing any reported instances of the video from Facebook that are shared supporting or encouraging this behavior. In cases where people are raising awareness or condemning the practice, we are marking reported videos as disturbing, which means they have a warning screen and are accessible only to people over the age of 18.

    Facebook has added a warning screen to the start of the clip and has no plans to remove it.

    In the meantime, the NSPCC has made a lot of noise about how it “wants the government to create a new organisation armed with the legal powers to ensure internet companies are transparent and accountable” for this sort of thing.

    [Source: The BBC]

    • ← Mummy’s Boy Bail Application DENIED
    • Milnerton And Bellville – The EFF Is Coming For You →
    • Tweet
    • Tags:
    • Children
    • crying baby video
    • Facebook
    • National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

    Latest News

    • SPCA Said It Cannot Confirm That The Edenvale Tiger Is Actually Safe

      [imagesource: YouTube] Almost as soon as it was reported yesterday that a tiger was roa...

    • International Corruption Index Says South Africa Is Just Average

      [imagesource: Biz News] The levels of corruption in this country all but flourished und...

    • Cape Town’s Derelict Strandfontein Pavilion & Surrounds To Be Developed [Video]

      [imagesource:coct/nsri] The City of Cape Town has announced that it will develop the Fa...

    • Childhood Fears Come To Life In Stephen King’s ‘The Boogeyman’ [Trailer]

      [imagesource: Hulu] I don't know about you, but monsters very much existed in dark clos...

    • Hartbeespoort Dam Looks Like A Neglected Rugby Field As Invasive Water Hyacinth Covers 50%

      [imagesource:twitter/mg] You might be forgiven for wondering why someone parked their b...


    • 2oceansvibe Partners

    • CONTACT US
    • GOT A HOT STORY?
    • 2oceansvibe Radio
    • 2oceansvibe Media
    • Media Pack
    • Seth Rotherham
    • Café du Cap
    • Cabine du Cap
    • Cape Town City Accommodation
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Business
    • Media
    • Entertainment
    • Tech/Sci
    • World
    • Travel
    • Lifestyle
    • Sport
    • Politics
  • Follow

    2oceansvibe.com is part of the 2oceansVibe Media Group

    DMMA Logo