LJ SPEAKS OUT

[emmelinemay]

at last - a statment.

"Well we really screwed this one up."

That is it. We have always been strong supporters of free speech and at the same time we believe deeply that children deserve special protections as well as the victims of violence and hate. We tried to implement a policy that walk that line and we did it poorly, we are all sorry. One could say that no matter what we did we would either be accused of opposing free speech or endangering children but I am sure we should and could have done this much better. I hope you can forgive us and we can regain your trust.

Comments

[smogo.livejournal.com]

So in their eyes, you have to like something to be interested in it? How odd.

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

i thought that was really weird too.

Just as i wouldn't say that everyone on my friends list is actually a friend, i wouldn't say that my 'interests' necessarily reflect a list of things i like.

I can't say it's a definition of 'interest' i agree with.

I'm interested in autism and asperger's syndrome, it doesn't mean i want it.

[smogo.livejournal.com]

Simple enough to fix: they just need to change "Interests" to "Likes".

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

that would make things much duller. I think they need to redefine 'interests'.

[gaius-octavian.livejournal.com]

I think that might be a valid assumption on MySpace, but LJ is used in a very different way.

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

not if you read their latest statement.

There were a number of profiles that expressed “interest” in activities that most of us would agree put children at risk, notably pedophilia and child rape. Both in the instructions for profiles and in other places on the site we make it clear that interests listed should be evaluated within the context of “I like x”, “I’m in favor of x” or “I support x”. As many profiles are the only public part of a private journal and profiles serve partly as an advertisement for people of like interests, it is important that the content of a profile can be evaluated as if it stands alone. If your profile were to express interest in pedophilia with no other content that describes this interest as in helping survivors or protecting children from it we must read the profile as “I like or I support or I’m in favor of it.” For this reason we suspended profiles that meet this criteria.

You should probably read links people post before you comment.

[gaius-octavian.livejournal.com]

If you go to "edit profile" it does actually say

Rule of thumb: You should be able to put the interest in the sentence "I like ________".

What I'm saying is, that isn't how LJ is used in practice. I am agreeing with you that the definition could do with changing or clarifying.

[boydestructo.livejournal.com]

My journal lourens has been suspended because I have 'cute little dead girls' listed as an interest (a reference to Lenore (http://www.nightrose.com/lenore.htm) )

FFS!!! Whatever next???

Im pretty pissed off. WTF!? none of links work and i cant read my friends pages!

:/

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

haha :)

i think that's a different thing - angel_emma had that this morning and i don't think she's got any questionable interests!!