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Evolving Attitudes Toward Anonymous Posting On The Internet

机译:互联网上匿名发布的态度不断变化

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One aspect of the proliferation of the Internet as a means of communication has been individuals' increasing use of the Internet as a forum for anonymously voicing grievances against publicly held companies by posting messages critical of the companies and their management in chat rooms, on bulletin boards, and through emails. These individuals may be disgruntled current or former employees, irate shareholders, or simply those seeking to spread the latest hot rumor about a company. No matter their identity, however, their messages, commonly termed "cybersmears," almost always provoke frustration and anger on the part of the target companies. When such messages first began to appear on the Internet, many companies tended to adopt a policy of ignoring them rather than fighting them publicly and thereby drawing attention to the messages. Increasingly, however, companies have sought legal means to silence their critics as it became clear that these messages were garnering significant attention and companies became concerned that the lack of any response to critical, anonymous postings might be considered a tacit acknowledgement of the truth of the message's negative remarks. Companies also often worried that, to the extent that the critical messages targeted individual managers and executives, those individuals would be distracted by the constant anonymous attacks and less able to focus on the company's business.
机译:互联网作为一种通讯手段的泛滥的一个方面是,人们越来越多地使用互联网作为论坛,通过在公告板上张贴批评公司及其管理层的信息,匿名表达对上市公司的不满。 ,以及通过电子邮件。这些人可能是不满的现任或前任雇员,愤怒的股东,或者仅仅是那些试图散布有关公司的最新热门谣言的人。但是,不管他们的身份如何,通常被称为“网络涂片”的消息几乎总是引起目标公司的挫败感和愤怒。当此类消息首次开始出现在Internet上时,许多公司倾向于采取一种忽略它们的策略,而不是公开与之抗争,从而引起人们对消息的关注。但是,越来越多的公司寻求法律手段来使批评家保持沉默,因为很明显,这些信息正在引起广泛的关注,并且公司开始担心,对关键的匿名发件缺乏任何回应可能会被视为对事实真相的默示承认。消息的负面评论。公司还常常担心,在关键信息以个人经理和高管为目标的情况下,这些人会因持续的匿名攻击而分心,而无法专注于公司业务。

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    《Journal of internet law》 |2003年第1期|p.3-9|共7页
  • 作者

    Claudia Ray;

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    Intellectual Property & Technology Department of O'Melveny & Myers LLP;

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