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deneauth
06-13-2012, 09:40 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18408457

Read it and discuss.
Ecco
06-13-2012, 10:48 AM
So they are gonna start suing for hurt feelings. I don't buy it.
Hitchens
06-13-2012, 10:55 AM
UK nanny state can barely enforce already existing laws.
Namegen_Isterrible
06-13-2012, 10:58 AM
Article is dumb. It talks about "trolling" and "defamatory messages" as if they were the same thing.
bylbob
06-13-2012, 12:19 PM
Trolling since a few years have been equal to posting retarded shit/acting retarded and excusing it by "lulz I trolled you", you can't sue retards.
deneauth
06-13-2012, 01:31 PM
The other issue is anonymity on the internet, is it important? Would it be a violation of a users privacy if a website disclosed their identity to the person/people being trolled?
Triangle
06-13-2012, 04:28 PM
Haven't read the article, but seeing its from the BBC it needs to be said that these laws wouldnt work in the US because of freedom of speech. Over in Europe people get arrested all the time for saying bad things about Jews, whereas over here that is protected under the 1st amendment.

I assume the article is talking about UK law
Ecco
06-14-2012, 07:24 AM
The other issue is anonymity on the internet, is it important? Would it be a violation of a users privacy if a website disclosed their identity to the person/people being trolled?

I skimmed it, man. It's nonsense. Of course is would be a violation of privacy, that's what they are planning to do.

Anonymity is everything.