| Freedom of Information
It is apparent that, these days you have to be careful what you say on the internet, at least here in the UK.
I wonder whether this applies to servers hosted in, for instance the United States with it's Freedom of Information laws.
Do websites hosted in other countries enjoy greater freedom of speech than those hosted in the UK?
I also wonder what ways can be used to provide useful information to members of forums without the risk of legal action.
Perhaps using Private Messaging or email in response to enquiries regarding particular services would be useful, as this information would not be 'published' on the internet.
All these musings are of course independent of any particular incident which may have occurred. I just wondered.
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When the mariner has been tossed for many days in thick weather, and on an unknown sea, he naturally avails himself of the first pause in the storm, the earliest glance of the sun, to take his latitude, and ascertain how far the elements have driven him from his true course. Let us imitate this prudence, and, before we float farther on the waves of this debate, refer to the point from which we departed, that we may at least be able to conjecture where we now are. |