LiveJournal Says Users are Responsible for Content of Links 283
Many of you might remember the previous story about LiveJournal erroneously deleting hundreds of users as suspected paedophiles, spurred on by pressure from the group, Warriors for innocence. Since then, they've been taking action against users hosting material on their servers that they believe to be illegal. Today, LiveJournal management have demonstrated a serious lack of understanding in how the internet works, declaring that users are responsible for the content of the webpages that they link to in their blog entries. A user points out the obvious flaw: "I get ToS'd because the link's been redirected to a page full o' porn, even though context clearly shows that when I originally put up the link that it didn't actually land on a page of porn?"
One wonders how such a long-established blogging company can be so ignorant about the nature of the world wide web.
Re:None of which... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:None of which... (Score:4, Funny)
I went on their site, and found that their site alone was not work safe. Hypocritical bastards.
Re:The way I got booted? (Score:3, Funny)
EvilKenny72: I Russian, hah hah good lucks with your prosecutions Yankie.
the swiftboating of cutegirl184u (Score:1, Funny)
2) Send link to photobucket pic with ZOMG KITTENS
3) Wait for her to link it...annnd....change pic to ZOMG GOATSE
4) Report her to LJ
5) Re-create her old LJ name
6) Steal rich boyfriend
7) Profit!
Re:No right to protection from stupidity (Score:4, Funny)
Well crap, so much for that business plan...