It’s a bizarre thing, and I say this as someone who has felt uncomfortable on occasion when glee is expressed at someone’s death, that as soon as someone dies we’re meant to be respectful. They’re dead! We’re posting on social media not at their funeral in front of grieving relatives!

Ben Goldacre

Sad to see people posting on social media negatively about Rod Liddle, who died yesterday. If I have disagreed with you very strongly in life - and you die - I hope I'll be either silent, or kind.