Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executive says

Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by xxpor on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @12:22PM (#4665154)

I don't know what these pictures were like because I had never been on creepshots, but if they were taken in public, there isn't really anything (legally) wrong with them.

People in public spaces can be photographed without their consent. That's a very clear rule, at least in the US. See: http://www.krages.com/ThePhotographersRight.pdf

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Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by tptacek on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @12:24PM (#4665169)

The lawfulness of those photos has been disputed. But either way, posting the name, phone number, and employer of someone posting photos to Reddit is also not against the law.

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Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by sentenza on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @03:31PM (#4666034)

So public humiliation in the form of an online-pillory is OK?

Because that is exactly what this is. A platform for the public humiliation of women who walk in public.

If we don't tolerate it for the guilty, why should we tolerate it for the innocent?

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