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by Cathy Burke
August 26th, 2009

Model Liskula Cohen sued Google to attain the name of the anonymous blogger who was defaming her. Now, the no longer anonymous blogger is suing Google for giving out the information. This case has stirred up a debate that will likely lead to new regulation on what people can post anonymously and I, for one, think that is a good thing.

There is a fine line here and I have landed on both sides of it at different points over the last week. Ultimately, while a personal blog should not be censored, an anonymous blog, could, in the wrong hands, become a vehicle of hate and defamation. Not holding people accountable would not only be anarchy in the making, but it would open up a very toxic can of worms. Social media should not support anti-social behavior. As much as I value the first amendment, it cannot be a shield for cowards to spew libelous hate from behind a black curtain.



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