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Target Advertising Used to Censor NY Times Article

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the half-measures-and-wasted-effort dept.

avtchillsboro writes to tell us The New York Times has adapted technology usually used for targeted advertising to censor a recent article from British viewers in an attempt to comply with local publishing rules. The New York Times explained that this move "arises from the requirement in British law that prohibits publication of prejudicial information about the defendants prior to trial."

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  1. Maybe now they know what it feels like... by ZipR · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    To try to watch BBC online content outside of the UK. Denied!

  2. Re:British law governs the "New York" Times?? by Marxist+Hacker+42 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Well, so would I- it's always better to have a leader who can actually read.

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  3. Re:Huh? by Buran · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "On advice of legal counsel", which means "we were afraid of getting hauled into court", for refusing to censor, which means a US news organization thinks the law of another nation applies within our own borders, which is just not true. "We did not feel it was appropriate" is entirely different from "we're afraid of someone else's laws that have no jurisdiction here".

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