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| Rose |
 Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:45 pm Post subject: Blogger: Google refuses to remove Racist blogs on Blogspot |
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I blogged about this the other day and I was just curious as to your thoughts.
“Racist blogs targeting minority groups in Australia are springing up on the web, but Google’s Blogger, the service some are hosted on, refuses to take them offline, says an anti racism lobby group.”
Google 'harbouring racists'
Having been to both blogs, all I can say is that these are hateful blogs owned by neo-Nazis.
Cam from FightDemBack (the anti-Nazi org mentioned in the article) made a post on my blog. Check it out.
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| LennyP |
| Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Personally I think people have their right to their opinions. In order to get the most out of the internet all opinions should be allowed to be expressed. The only way to know these groups are truly idiots is to let them speak their minds and prove it. |
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| Rose |
| Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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I’m all for freedom of speech and the right to an opinion, but this does not even fall under the right to free speech.
Cam from FightDemBack commented about the racist blogs, he said “As Rose has noted, they publish names, home addresses and photographs - but they also go a step further. Although most have been removed now due to increased police attention, one of the websites in question also included incitements to violence in the (moderated) comments section. Readers were told that the people featured on the site should be strung up, shot, or have their throats cut.”
The blogosphere has become a haven for defamatory, hatred and cyber harassment with no fear of legal consequences.
Something has to be done and bloggers must be held accountable for their actions. When do we say enough is enough?
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| airraid81 |
| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:08 am Post subject: |
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| Blogs should be regulated with similar rules as other types of language. I suppose since Blogger is owned by a US company, that would put it under US laws, but in this case, it seems that Blogger is going after the posters, not the US government, and Blogger, as a private company, can do whatever they want. If they are inciting violence, censor them. If they are just being racist, don't. |
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| CindyBreninger |
| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:58 am Post subject: |
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I think that is awful to post names, addresses, and such. I think that is wrong. I think they have a right to express their opinions, as much as I don't agree with them, but to give out someone's address in hopes that that person will get hurt is wrong. That really bothers me and I wish they would knock it off!
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