Today's Daily Quota ran frighteningly under the radar of mainstream news.
When big news happens, it's important to scan page 9 for some big stories that tend to get back-benched because someone kinda-sorta-but-not-admitted to doping. For now.
The below article is one of the few that reported on recent court injunctions placed upon Google Australia. Google was recently forced to reveal the identity of one of the anonymous bloggers that used their Blogger service.
The blog in particular had several take-down requests attached to it after the host made supposedly defamatory comments about the plaintiff. The full details are available via the link below.
The reason for my concern is the can of worms this precedent may now open up for blog hosts like Google, Wordpress or anyone really. The internet, and many bloggers, retain anonymity as one of their greatest weapons to voice their opinions or broadcast information. This verdict may be the catalyst to a lot more deregulation of internet anonymity. Hopefully not.
I do, however, understand the grounds for these requests - especially in contexts like defamation. But where will the courts draw the line?
Time will tell.
I did see mention of this story on the Sydney Morning Herald, but it did not appear on my 'Top Stories' RSS feed - default proof of its under-publication. Poor Google, being sued time and time again for their almost-perfect algorithm.
Until subjected to a take-down request, here is today's Daily Quota.
READ IT HERE
When big news happens, it's important to scan page 9 for some big stories that tend to get back-benched because someone kinda-sorta-but-not-admitted to doping. For now.
The below article is one of the few that reported on recent court injunctions placed upon Google Australia. Google was recently forced to reveal the identity of one of the anonymous bloggers that used their Blogger service.
The blog in particular had several take-down requests attached to it after the host made supposedly defamatory comments about the plaintiff. The full details are available via the link below.
The reason for my concern is the can of worms this precedent may now open up for blog hosts like Google, Wordpress or anyone really. The internet, and many bloggers, retain anonymity as one of their greatest weapons to voice their opinions or broadcast information. This verdict may be the catalyst to a lot more deregulation of internet anonymity. Hopefully not.
I do, however, understand the grounds for these requests - especially in contexts like defamation. But where will the courts draw the line?
Time will tell.
I did see mention of this story on the Sydney Morning Herald, but it did not appear on my 'Top Stories' RSS feed - default proof of its under-publication. Poor Google, being sued time and time again for their almost-perfect algorithm.
Until subjected to a take-down request, here is today's Daily Quota.
READ IT HERE
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