On Wednesday, an Italian court convicted three Google execs on criminal charges for hosting a video on Google Video–which showed a teenager, allegedly with Down’s Syndrome, being bullied by other kids. The video was not posted by Google and when it received a notification from Italian police, it took it down. But Google still got [...]
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Internet Crackdowns: Is Italy The Nex...
On Wednesday, an Italian court convicted three Google execs on criminal charges for hosting a video on Google Video–which showed a teenager, allegedly with Down’s Syndrome, being bullied by other kids. The video was not posted by Google and when it received a notification from Italian police, it took it down. But Google still got [...]
Italian Court Convicts Google Execs f...
An Italian court in Milan has just convicted three Google executives of criminal charges. The court found them liable for an online video that they did not appear it, film, or have any role in posting, and which the company promptly removed when complaints about it were raised.
The Italian court, however, still held them responsible for the v [...]
Make Your Twitter Followers Uneasy Us...
Anyone who uses Facebook or Twitter is probably familiar with Bit.ly or TinyURL.com–Web services that shortens lengthy Web addresses to fit within limited character counts. These truncated URLs don’t make it clear what page the link redirects to, but most people have gotten used to that fact; users happily click a shortened URL without worryi [...]