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Google Italy Execs Convicted Over YouTube Bullying Video

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-just-thought-of-the-children dept.

FTWinston writes "Three Italian Google executives have been convicted of privacy violations in Italy over the contents of a YouTube video showing a boy with Downs syndrome being bullied — despite the fact that the video was removed as soon as it was brought to their attention, and that Google assisted the authorities in locating those who posted it. Prosecutors argued that Google should have sought the consent of all parties involved with the video before allowing it to go online. Quite how they were meant to achieve this is another matter." Google has responded by saying this is a Serious threat to the web.

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  1. Easy solution by Ant+P. · · Score: 5, Funny

    Automatically notify the Italian government of every single public video uploaded to Youtube, and offer them a 5 minute delay before it becomes viewable inside Italy in which time they can reject it.

    They'll be begging for it to stop after half an hour.

  2. Tried accessing YouTube from the Rome... by netsavior · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Youtube.com is inaccessible from your country."
    Error 1942 - Fascist exception overflow. Please disable Axis powers and reload the page.