On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 01:37:45PM -0400, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: > On 9/24/2021 8:04 AM, Brad Rogers wrote: > > On Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:45:03 -0400 > > Chuck Zmudzinski <brchu...@netscape.net> wrote: > > > > Hello Chuck, > > > > > happened to me, but I would not be surprised > > > if in the U.S. eventually Debian will get sued > > > unless it scrubs its website of some of the > > In the USA, Section 230 covers this; Debian can't be held liable for > > comments made by others using their systems. > > > > However, if Debian refuses to remove defamatory comments, > perhaps Debian could be held liable if Debian refuses to remove > comments at a person's request if the comments truly harm a > person's good reputation and, for example, destroys a person's > ability to get a job in software development, or anywhere else > for that matter. Who would hire me if they read what is now > being said about me by Andy Smith, et. al. on Debian's web > pages. If Debian wants to be sure to avoid such a lawsuit, > I think Debian should remove at least some comments to > completely avoid legal liability. I am sure I could find a lawyer > in the U.S. to try it if I wanted to. > > Cheers, > > Chuck >
Hello Chuck, Can I suggest you read the FAQ posted to this list monthly by me. https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2021/09/msg00006.html is the latest copy. The last point about deleting emails and personal details is relevant, here, I think. With every good wish, as ever, Andrew Cater
