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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. freedom of the press by User+956 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    arises from the requirement in British law that prohibits publication of prejudicial information about the defendants prior to trial.

    as much as I love freedom of the press... I could really do without the 24/7 coverage of John Mark Karr.. (But I guess it's worth it to get the other benefits from the 1st Amendment :)

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  2. Re:New York Times - LIBERAL CONSPIRACY!!! by soft_guy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I guess people didn't understand the my thread was meant to be sarcastic.

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