Strange Attractor: Sky News got the argument it wanted
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 19:37
Suw Charman-Anderson: "Ultimately, you get the community that your marketing deserves. If you market your forums as News Fight Club Online, you’re going to get exactly that. Asking people if they are ‘looking for an argument’ sets up an expectation in the user of extreme hostility, so they will react intemperately to the slightest thing."
The Register: Mosley orgy judge blocks web forum libel writ onslaught
Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 23:12
"Nigel Smith … was told on Friday he is barred from pursuing tens of thousands of pounds from his online critics for "mere vulgar abuse". In his judgment, current top libel beak Mr Justice Eady acknowledged that forum users don't necessarily believe wha
The Register: Mosley orgy judge blocks web forum libel writ onslaught
Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 23:12
"Nigel Smith … was told on Friday he is barred from pursuing tens of thousands of pounds from his online critics for "mere vulgar abuse". In his judgment, current top libel beak Mr Justice Eady acknowledged that forum users don't necessarily believe wha
Saturday, 5 July 2008, 09:14
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Alision Gow: "I think time, effort and attention are key factors here – too many forums are set up and ignored by newspapers, other than checking for potential stories or libels."
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 08:50
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"What can you do if a patient conducts a scurrilous campaign [against a doctor] on the Internet, calling into question your skills as a doctor? Barristers Michael Salter and Chris Bryden advise."
Sunday, 18 November 2007, 11:26
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"Attorneys for a former high school football coach convicted in the shooting death of his pregnant wife wants the Houston Chronicle to identify a reader who posted a comment about the case on the newspaper’s Web site."
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 16:27
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Bill Thompson on the Sheffield Wednesday and Usmanov libel cases.
Sunday, 24 June 2007, 14:16
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Two Yale law students are suing an operator and several anonymous users of AutoAdmit.com for psychological and economic injury including the loss of a job due to defamtory comments left by the anonymous users.
Monday, 14 May 2007, 22:43
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Heather Brooke: "The Mumsnet case makes clear how libel affects everyone, not just journalists or those working in the traditional media. More and more of us, thanks to the growing ubiquity of blogs, chat groups and web forums, are vulnerable to this nefa
