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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. Re:Cryptome by rlw26 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Never mind the right to a fair trial or the old saying "innocent until proven guilty"