BBC Says It May Contact Your Boss If You Post Comments It Finds Problematic
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#2Is this another TV detector van? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_detector_van
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#3If you post harassing comments, this probably should happen. People are going to be concerned about free speech, but harassment isn't free speech, and I honestly don't believe it's a "slippery slope".
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#4Seems like this is just a clumsy way of simply saying they are going to contact the administrator of the domain your account is associated with (which may be your employer, school, etc.)
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#5Seems like this is just a clumsy way of simply saying they are going to contact the administrator of the domain your account is associated with (which may be your employer, school, etc.)
Exactly. We may block your account, and send an email to something like webmaster@yourdomain.com. If that happens to be your boss's email address, that's your problem.
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#6Wow, that's confusing.
I know that I know very little about U.K. law, so I would appreciate if someone there could answer:
- Do employers typically have law-enforcement duties?
- Is there a legal presumption of innocence---until proven otherwise---as there is in the U.S.?
- Besides TV Licenses, is the BBC a judicial entity?
I'm just trying to understand why the BBC may notify a non-law-enforcement agency about a possible violation of law.
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#7If you post harassing comments, this probably should happen. People are going to be concerned about free speech, but harassment isn't free speech, and I honestly don't believe it's a "slippery slope".
What do you mean when you say you don't believe it's a "slippery slope"? That the proper boundaries are obvious to everyone?
I think the reason this is okay is that notifying a school or employer of your behavior is not the same as persecution.
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#8BBC may want to rethink that. Either it is illegal and then the police and courts are the place or it is legal and then it is none of their business. What they are threatening is when they perceive their TOS are violated that they use personal information and interfere in other relationships. This exposes the BBC to liability e.g. if the person is fired they may ask the BBC to pay up. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortious_interference
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#9If you post harassing comments, this probably should happen. People are going to be concerned about free speech, but harassment isn't free speech, and I honestly don't believe it's a "slippery slope".
The problem comes down to the definition of "harassment". I've encountered my fair share of people, some in positions of authority and/or should know better, who honestly believe that disagreement or impolite comments constitute "harassment".
Frankly, I'm not at all comfortable with a global media outlet reserving the right to try to get people fired in private for internet comments.
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#10If you post harassing comments, this probably should happen. People are going to be concerned about free speech, but harassment isn't free speech, and I honestly don't believe it's a "slippery slope".
> If you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content
Unfortunately it's not confined to simply "harassment" but anything "offensive, inappropriate or objectionable" by their own wording, which is highly subjective. If there's a legal issue, BBC should contact law enforcement, but beyond that informing others feels entirely punitive.