Sunday, April 24, 2016

"Small-town smack talk" / topix / anonymity / gossip / libel

2016 Court to decide when critics on Topix can be unmasked
http://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article73358407.html 

2012 Gossip Gone Wild
http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Mother_says_on_line_gossip_destoying_lives_162631556.html

2012 Innocent Man's Life Destroyed by Anonymous Topix Poster
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/topix-innocent-mans-life-destroyed-anonymous-online-poster/story?id=15963310

2011: In Small Towns, Gossip Moves to the Web, and Turns Vicious
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/us/small-town-gossip-moves-to-the-web-anonymous-and-vicious.html?_r=0

2011 Small-Town Gossip Sites Are Horrifying
http://www.thewire.com/technology/2011/09/small-town-gossip-sites-are-horrifying/42680/

2011 A home for hometown gossip / Small town feuds find a home on Topix

http://www.dailydot.com/society/small-town-gossip-feuds-topix/

2010 When Attorneys General Attack
Earlier this year Topix CEO Chris Tolles got the call no one wants to get – that they were under investigation by a government entity. Two attorneys general, one of which was deep into his senate run, were leveling accusations of abuse at Topix. The company eventually settled with thirty three AGs, plus two U.S. territories. We asked Chris to tell us about his experience dealing with these people. Too often, we’ve found, the office of attorney general is used for little more than a way to advance one’s political career.
http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/19/when-attorneys-general-attack/ 

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