Social Networking Sites
Social Networking Sites
Basketball Victoria is concerned at the increasing number of complaints being made about the use of Facebook, Twitter, U-Tube and other social networking sites by people involved in basketball, for unacceptable content. This also applies to texting on mobile phones.
We have seen examples where the sites have been used to bully other basketballers, to criticise referees and to make racist or sexist remarks about other participants. This sort of behaviour is totally unacceptable in basketball and will not be tolerated.
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Last Modified on 27/07/2010 22:57
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