"Freedom of speech" not applicable
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synecdochic) Russian blogger, a mathematics professor with no abbreviations and notes:
Denise Paoluссi, founder and longstanding head of Abuse
at livejournal.com, says wonders about his fight
for "freedom of speech in Russia.
http://synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/459929.html
In private correspondence, she was much more outspoken.
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 4:52:58 -0400
From: Denise Paolucci <denisep@livejournal.com>
Subject: Re: Russian suspensions
To: verbit@thelema.mccme.ru (Misha Verbitsky)
"Freedom of speech" is a government concept, and isn't applicable
to LiveJournal as a privately-held company. The members of the Abuse
team believe strongly in the concept of free speech; in fact, many of
the team are members of organizations such as the ACLU. However, the
team also recognizes that LiveJournal has business needs. As a
privately-held company, LiveJournal can set any standards we want for
the use of our service. You can look over the policy document and see
where the decisions have been made regarding unrestrained expression
vs. maintaining a usable service. On the whole, the balance is
significantly tipped toward the "unrestrained expression" side, but the
classic example of not being permitted to yell "fire" in a crowded
theatre applies here as well. This is not censorship. It's upholding a
basic set of rules of conduct to keep LiveJournal usable. If you do not
agree with these rules, which are widely publicized, you should not
keep a journal on LiveJournal.
On a personal note, I've noticed that whenever the Abuse team sends
a notice of violation to a Russian-speaking user, or suspends the
journal of a Russian-speaking user, 50 of his or her friends will
immediately write in to protest. This accomplishes nothing except
wasting the Abuse team's time. Information will never be given to a
third party, under any circumstances whatsoever.
( Read more... )
Original: http://lj.rossia.org/users/tiphareth/1474406.html
Read through the translator: http://translate.google.ru/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=ru&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Flj.rossia.org%2Fusers%2Ftiphareth%2F1474406.html
synecdochic) Russian blogger, a mathematics professor with no abbreviations and notes:Denise Paoluссi, founder and longstanding head of Abuse
at livejournal.com, says wonders about his fight
for "freedom of speech in Russia.
http://synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/459929.html
In private correspondence, she was much more outspoken.
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 4:52:58 -0400
From: Denise Paolucci <denisep@livejournal.com>
Subject: Re: Russian suspensions
To: verbit@thelema.mccme.ru (Misha Verbitsky)
"Freedom of speech" is a government concept, and isn't applicable
to LiveJournal as a privately-held company. The members of the Abuse
team believe strongly in the concept of free speech; in fact, many of
the team are members of organizations such as the ACLU. However, the
team also recognizes that LiveJournal has business needs. As a
privately-held company, LiveJournal can set any standards we want for
the use of our service. You can look over the policy document and see
where the decisions have been made regarding unrestrained expression
vs. maintaining a usable service. On the whole, the balance is
significantly tipped toward the "unrestrained expression" side, but the
classic example of not being permitted to yell "fire" in a crowded
theatre applies here as well. This is not censorship. It's upholding a
basic set of rules of conduct to keep LiveJournal usable. If you do not
agree with these rules, which are widely publicized, you should not
keep a journal on LiveJournal.
On a personal note, I've noticed that whenever the Abuse team sends
a notice of violation to a Russian-speaking user, or suspends the
journal of a Russian-speaking user, 50 of his or her friends will
immediately write in to protest. This accomplishes nothing except
wasting the Abuse team's time. Information will never be given to a
third party, under any circumstances whatsoever.
( Read more... )
Original: http://lj.rossia.org/users/tiphareth/1474406.html
Read through the translator: http://translate.google.ru/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=ru&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Flj.rossia.org%2Fusers%2Ftiphareth%2F1474406.html
