Comments on: Social media law roundup

By: cecil

cecil — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:31:36 +0000

I don’t know anyone who uses facebook for its moderation policies. I certainly do not know anyone who started using [x] for its moderation policies. I do know one customer who stopped using an ISP because they were providing him the “service” of filtering his email… As I expressed to them, I pay you to deliver my email to me, not to throw it away. And further expressed that “If I wanted it filtered, I am quite capable of doing so myself”. Thank god I actually had a choice of providers at the time. And to think it was all because they filtered my brother-in-laws emails to his sister because they didn’t trust that domain…

By: SPO

SPO — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:06:59 +0000

In reply to gitarcarver. Insert sardonic smile here ______________.

By: gitarcarver

gitarcarver — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:15:06 +0000

Wait a sec…..

If the woman is being charged with “unlawfully posting criminal activity for notoriety or publicity,” wouldn’t that mean that if a citizen recorded something like the mayor of a town getting into a fight, or a City Council member being stopped for DUI or the police beating someone up, wouldn’t that mean that a person posting a video of those incidents could be arrested and charged under the same theory?

By: gitarcarver

gitarcarver — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:07:53 +0000

In reply to SPO.

The police chief shouldn’t be concerned about a lawsuit.

After all, it is the taxpayers and not him or even his department budget that will pay do defend the suit.

“It’s not my money, so why should I care?”

By: MattS

MattS — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:55:19 +0000

“Content moderation “is, in many ways, the commodity that platforms offer.” Will they be left free to offer it?”

More importantly will there still be room for platforms that offer unmoderated content?

By: SPO

SPO — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:50:29 +0000

Looks like the thugs in Scott, Louisiana are doubling down on the video posting of the fight:

https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/crime_police/article_6b9a2d70-36cc-11e9-8da5-633f78be90a2.html

If she is prosecuted, she should retaliate by filing bar complaints against all involved—including the judge, if necessary.

By: SPO

SPO — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:37:04 +0000

From the article on the mom being arrested for posting a video of a fight:

“The police chief said he isn’t worried about a lawsuit.

‘Anybody can sue anybody for anything these days,” Leger said. “Is it something that concerns me? No. Is it something that can happen? Yes.'”

Sounds like someone needs to find a new job.

The arrogance of this is simply breathtaking. This woman was essentially kidnapped by an armed person and kept illegally confined overnight. There will be no criminal punishment, although their should be. And this guy makes light of it? Let’s see what would happen if he got arrested for some nonsense charge? Bet he would be hopping mad.

The utter lack of concern about the victimization of another human being is shocking.