No Free Speech at Apple
from the censorship dept
Article in the Standard about how Apple erased negative postings to their comment board, and whether or not this is an appropriate way to act. Brings up some interesting issues for corporations in dealing with critics. Of course, if something like Third Voice takes off and lets people "deface" web pages with no recourse from the website's owners, this whole discussion might not matter.
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didn't you sign away your rights already?
intermittant help from Apple employees who have too much free time. The instructions also clearly state that off-topic posts will be discarded. Isn't
this how most newsgroups with moderators work? You've signed away your 1st amendment right in the fine print when you agree to post... But
maybe I've missed the point of the article? ie. Apple should have thought up a "different" slogan.... I hope this post makes it past the keen
censorship of M^2.... :)
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Re: didn't you sign away your rights already?
As for Techdirt, I've only deleted a comment once, and that was simply because it was completely pointless, and basically just a string of obscenities posted for no reason.
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