The latest deletion kerfuffle

[fenchurch]

*headdesk*

Okay, I'll admit I do have some sympathy for those who've had accounts deleted, because technically they had no specific warning shots across the bow... just sudden, permanent deletions.

But jeez louise people... it was just a few months ago that we had the great Strikethrough '07 wailing and gnashing of teeth. We *know* why those accounts got deleted. The folks at 6Apart (and I feel just a teensy bit dirty about "rallying" to their side in this), while handling things in an incredibly stupid and ham-fisted way, were also pretty clear that underage porn would get you deleted. Why, oh why, would anyone then go and post underage Harry Potter porn art in a Community? I mean, duh?

I will also admit to getting a bit of a laugh (accompanied by an eye roll) over the fact that the folks at 6Apart have changed it so now those deleted accounts show up in bold, rather than with a strikethrough. I guess that's one way to avoid another Strikethrough campaign. *eye roll* Maybe, someday, they'll figure out how to send warning emails.

Comments

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Kiddie porn is kiddie porn, whether the subjects are real kids or fictional ones. Whip me, beat me, make me eat cheese, but I don't have a problem (and neither does the First Amendment, as near as I can tell) when someone cracks down on it. And yeah, I'm not sure "art" is the term I'd use to describe what I saw, subject matter entirely aside.

[queenofthorns.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm just not sure that this is exactly a big burning issue for freedom of speech here ... :P Of course, there's also the part where LJ is a private entity with terms of service to which we consented when we created our accounts, which means the whole thing isn't even ABOUT freedom of speech anyway.