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ISP Fined $5000 For Hate Content

Posted by Zonk on from the slippery-slope dept.

eRondeau writes "In a precedent-setting ruling, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has fined a hosting company for carrying 'objectionable content'. The material in question was White Supremacist postings. From the article: 'The ruling sends a very strong message that Internet servers, if they are aware there is hate content and don't take timely action to remove it, can be held liable,' said the Ottawa lawyer who filed the complaint in February 2002. The individual posters were fined thousands as well."

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  1. Re:Rights... by cgenman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What are women doing with a duck?

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  2. Re:There are limits by NumerusSpy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So, would you want such a nutcase to enter your country?

    That's a dumb question. Just a little south of Canada they elected one.

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