[thread]

I am going to write a thread now

Where I agree with the @ScotTories

"The domain name ‘postalvote.scot’ redirecting to the SNP’s own website has been criticised by the Scottish Conservatives as an attempt to “dupe voters”"

scotsman.com/news/politics/…
Now

First of all

Let's be clear on what the SNP did

They registered a domain

postalvote.scot

To provide a route into people to register for a postal vote

No data is retained by the SNP
Now we are several days after the news reports

So

Someone goes to google
Enters postal vote scotland
Sees ranked results with postalvote.scot at top
Clicks on that
enters details to register for postal vote
Personal data is not retained by SNP for party use
Now that link postalvote.scot
Is now no longer returned in google
If you enter it

It redirects you to

snp.org/postal-vote/
Now several things

1. It's clearly an SNP branded site

2. On the form to enter your details

There is the clear information disclaimer

"Details entered are used only to personalise your form.
Your data is not retained."
the postalvote.scot result has clearly been removed as it now no longer appears in Google results

instead you get
In the Daily Express
Now I don't think the SNP needed to do this

I don't think it was appropriate

I don't think it was a wise choice
Now I want to focus on
I did wonder why I had not heard more of this scandal of the SNP’s

I searched the twitter timeline of @ScotTories, @Douglas4Moray @RuthDavidson and @Jackson_Carlaw

Their timelines were empty

Which is unusual

Just leaving the Chief Whip to front on this feels strange
So anyway

This week on social media

Facebook targeted adverts from @Jackson_Carlaw
So just a reminder
Oh yes and see also

theguardian.com/technology/202…
Oh yes and see also

theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
Oh yes and see also

buzzfeed.com/alexspence/the…
I will finish

With one quote

From Margaret Thatcher

"The manner of winning is a matter of honour."

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