Twitter and freedom of speech
Source: Brett Jordan on Unsplash Bullfighting groups cry foul over Twitter abuse Spain's major bullfighting organisations have called on authorities to take action against people making "despicable" comments on Twitter about a bullfight on Tuesday which was cancelled after all three bullfighters were injured. Five groups made a joint statement declaring their "complete repulsion" towards what they described as "unspeakable" comments made on the social media network after Madrid's San Isidro bullfighting festival was cancelled. They claimed that the comments incited hatred towards both the injured bullfighters "who shed their blood in the arena of Las Ventas" and bullfighting in general, which they described as "fully recognized" as a legal activity of "ethical and cultural value". In the statement the groups also hailed the "dignity and sacrifice" of the injured bullfighters and said that the offe...