Websites to be forced to identify trolls under new measures
 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18404621

About time ..... :pipe:

Trolls will get their come-uppance ..... :thumbs2:

Did you hear that scott?

Yes Makes Good Sense
but Facebook is slow to help
so everyone will be watching them.

Finally Scott can be named. :laugh:

But in all seriousness this is a good thing!

Disgusting affront to the the freedom of speech and freedom of the internet. Europe has very disturbing ideas about the freedom of speech.


This is just as disgusting as the super injunctions.

If you put yourself online then you open yourself up to criticism. If you can't handle it then don't go online. You don't have the RIGHT to not be offended. Freedom of speech means the right to offend. No one is forcing you to go online and read peoples comments.

Very disturbing.

I'm not sure how I feel about this, I can see both sides of the argument and both have obvious problems.

Yes
of course on TIBB they never go that far
as they are deleted
making this a Model site.

Very disturbing.

This side of the water, we tend to have a more civilised view.

In English Law :

So the addition to the Defamation Bill merely adds elements of the internet to the list of "outlets" which can be prosecuted by the individual to protect their rights

Hope this isn't a daftish question. But there are going to be underage trolls. In those instances will they still be held accoutable to a certain degree? Or will parents and guardians have to take full responsibility for the actions instead?

Both

I've noticed a lot of celebrities going on about so called "trolls" lately, and I'm not talking about the people who are rude to them on Twitter, I mean the people who go on forums and say they don't like someone - That's apparently 'trolling' now, even though it's not directly thrown into the celebrities faces, they go out of their way to find it.

There is a massive difference between freedom of speech and let's say somebody trolling an R.I.P page for example. :bored:

What's next? Thought crimes?

Like Jordan is a Tramp Slut?
on SkyLivingHD

FM's can say very derogatory things about housemates/celebrities, just not other fm's. TIBB would also have to change it's own rules to meet these standards.

TIBB is very strict, so if a site that is already is doing a lot to prevent anything bad being posted (like a joke in serious debates), then this will have far reaching consequences for the internet as a whole.

Not as Strict as others.

It's a good question ..... I don't think there's a specific answer to that one yet ..... :idc:

No

The law states :

I'm not disputing that fact. However, TIBB will still have to change it's rules, so I'm not sure what you are disputing.

Time will tell.



Jordan is Still a Tramp Slut.

I think a lot of people have misinterpreted this ruling it doesnt mean anybody will get in trouble for being abusive or hateful towards anybody it only concerns people that post things that break the law i.e. racist comments,threats of violence towards somebody and threats of theft or murder etc.
Laws that we are all already subject to the only change is the role of website operators being obliged to co-operate with handing over logs detailing ip addresss and details of the offending material.

censorship is civilized? really? Well i guess if you think fascism is civilized...

There is nothing civilized about restricting speech.

I think this is to stop the families, who have had someone die, being harassed.

I think in some cases, like the one in the article, then naming and prosecuting these people is warranted, there is a big difference between free speech and spreading revolting lies about a person and defaming their character.

Putting yourself up for criticism is one thing but being labelled a paedophile for someone elses entertainment is quite another.