Re:Hotel guest in Thailand jailed for defamation after posti...
by throwawaygh on Sunday September 27, 2020 @05:11PM
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Jail for one star reviews is atypical even outside the west.
Re:Hotel guest in Thailand jailed for defamation after posti...
by kjs3 on Sunday September 27, 2020 @06:59PM
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Short of threats of physical violence, you can't be put in jail for a comment in the US. That you think an opinion, no matter how dickish, warrants incarceration is ethically bankrupt.
Re:Hotel guest in Thailand jailed for defamation after posti...
by lazyasciiart on Sunday September 27, 2020 @10:51PM
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That's not true at all. Aside from the obvious possibility of posting a comment that incriminates yourself, there are many situations where people have access to information that would be illegal to share on facebook - here's an example of someone found guilty of contempt of court for doing so https://www.wwlp.com/news/crime/mom-jailed-for-facebook-post...
What? No. You can defame yourself in literally any public media forum where what you say could affect the other party. That means literally any public website with a comment feature. Singling out just google maps with a solution like that makes no sense.
Google has no ethical requirement to cotton wool people from being a dick and trying to negatively impact a business's revenue.