Posted in Freedom of Speech on Feb 24th, 2008
The campus gossip website JuicyCampus.com is attracting some negative attention from people who have been offended by the site’s racy content.
JuicyCampus, which has been banned on several college campuses, is a message board that enables users to anonymously post malicious comments about other students – one enlightening post asks, “What sorority houses do the […]
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Posted in Freedom of the Press on Feb 18th, 2008
Thaddeus Matthews, a blogger from Memphis who runs “the most issue oriented site around,” is facing legal heat this week after refusing to name a police department official accused of leaking information.
Matthews took up the cause of teenager Dexter Cox, who was accused of killing a Memphis police officer Jan. 28, posting updates and supporting […]
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Posted in Freedom of Speech on Feb 9th, 2008
Anyone who has spent time on an Internet message board has met one: That irritating guy who spouts defamatory nonsense on every subject from partisan politics to racist propaganda—a “troll,” as he is commonly known—is a staple of online discourse.
He may be obnoxious, but now his right to play virtual tough-guy is legally protected. A […]
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