{"id":11568,"date":"2018-06-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/georgina-downer-says-she-deleted-her-twitter-because-she-was-being-trolled\/"},"modified":"2018-06-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T00:00:00","slug":"georgina-downer-says-she-deleted-her-twitter-because-she-was-being-trolled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/georgina-downer-says-she-deleted-her-twitter-because-she-was-being-trolled\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgina Downer Says She Deleted Her Twitter Because She Was Being Trolled"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Liberal candidate in the upcoming Mayo by-election Georgina Downer says trolls have forced her to close her Twitter account.<\/h3>\n<p>Ms Downer says she is not trying to stifle debate after a number of users reported having their Twitter accounts blocked and Facebook comments deleted by Ms Downer when they asked her questions online.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2018-06-13\/georgina-downer-deletes-twitter-account-in-mayo-campaign\/9865002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">national broadcaster<\/a>, Ms Downer has said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><h3>&#8220;I am no longer active on Twitter because quite frankly Twitter is not the best place where we as political candidates find it&#8217;s best to engage with our communities.<\/h3>\n<h3>&#8220;I use Facebook as my medium for engagement with people in Mayo.<\/h3>\n<h3>&#8220;Where there are comments that are unacceptable or trolls\u2026 then we don&#8217;t think they are fruitful for political debates and commentary.<\/h3>\n<h3>&#8220;I would not seek to shut down those debates in the public sphere.<\/h3>\n<h3>&#8220;On my Facebook page, we have protocols in place that encourage polite debate and frank debate.<\/h3>\n<h3>&#8220;Where those limits are exceeded and language that is unacceptable\u2026 and goes to insults\u2026 there&#8217;s no place for it on our particular Facebook page.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Latest polling in Mayo shows Ms Downer trailing sitting member Rebekah Sharkie 58-42 per cent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/Eddie-Betts-Addresses-Bombshell-Report-About-Collective-Minds\">EDDIE BETTS ADDRESSES BOMBSHELL REPORT ABOUT COLLECTIVE MINDS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liberal candidate in the upcoming Mayo by-election Georgina Downer says trolls have forced her to close her Twitter account. Ms Downer says she is not trying to stifle debate after a number of users reported having their Twitter accounts blocked and Facebook comments deleted by Ms Downer when they asked her questions online. 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