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Orkut Linked To Drug Ring Bust

Posted by Zonk on from the connecting-people-in-new-ways dept.

Dynamoo writes "Google's Orkut service has been allegedly used to sell drugs by a Brazilian outfit, according to a BBC news report. According to the report, the dealers offered pot and ecstasy for sale via the system to Brazil's large Orkut user community. Google is reported to be investigating. One interesting issue that springs to mind is: how can you monitor and moderate such a large, multilingual community such as Orkut? And what are the limits of criminal liability in a case like this?"

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  1. Legal Liability by netruner · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What is Cingular, T-Mobile and Verizon's legal liability for illegal activity ranging from petty drug dealing all the way up to terrorism when their products and network are used to perpetrate those crimes?

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  2. GoogleDrugs by Lord+Marlborough · · Score: 5, Funny

    332 dime bags jamacain hashish to kilos ::search:: 332 dime bags = 0.71548362344 kilos

  3. Re:Multilingual? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Todas as suas bases estão pertencendo a nós!!!

  4. Re:Multilingual? by IronChef · · Score: 5, Funny

    How do you know the replies were abusive if you don't speak Portuguese? Maybe they were inviting you over to meet their sisters.