Google Ordered to Name Anonymous Online Bullies

Originally posted by maluminse

Originally posted by justadood

Originally posted by SLAYER69
OK let's try this.

Let's separate the story from the plaintiff from the bully and now substitute A very large retail establishment and the Bully who is simply griping about their services.

One could imagine how this may end up....

edit on 23-10-2010 by SLAYER69 because: (no reason given)

LIibel laws have existed for a VERY long time. It prevents you from muddying someone;s name unfairly.

it does not protect people from speaking the truth.

your example falls flat.

Not at all. His point is that google can abuse this information.

But it raises the bigger question. Should anonymity be allowed on the net? Thats the basic premise here.

that is NOT the basic premise of the info in the OP.

the OP discusses issues of defamation, which are illegal, and have been for decades

Appreciate all the thoughts and comments on this topic - the seem to have spanned much of the spectrum and it is certainly a topic worth continued discussion as it is likely this issue will not go away...

Originally posted by Dance4Life
Yes, these people are cowards. Bullies is giving them too much credit.

It is amazing the things people will do or write behind the guise of a monitor.

What is even more amazing is how amazingly stupid the people are for taking anything these people say serious.

It's the internet. You can say it shouldn't become a haven for this sort of activity but this just shows that you've been using the internet for 5 years and think it has existed for only 10. That only includes like google and email by the way.

It's always been like this. The internet allows people to say what they really think and if you have a problem with that well, you do seem to have a problem with the 1st amendment.

Originally posted by NoHierarchy

reply to post by LadySkadi

 

Well in this case, obviously HER privacy was being violated in such an egregious manner that it was unacceptable, even on the internet. I can understand her case, but the notion that EVERYBODY should have to reveal personal information on every part of the internet is a stupid/dangerous idea in many ways.


You're right all the way. What a mess if everybody should reveal their real name and private info all over the internet. Whatever reason people may have, not to do so is also purely their own.

How confusing it would be in a forum like this. More profiles sharing the same name
YouTube, as in this case, only one person can have x username Facebook is "pick whatever you like", and that's pure heaven for abuse. People can act like you if they want to.

But as in this case, then violating law, it should be ok to grab their ID.The violaters real names are not, if i recall, mentioned in the article. Only the name of the YouTube profile.
There was another case, when animal abusers were exposed, because they uploaded their actions on YouTube. It's fair enough they were brought to justice.