Interesting Times for Bloggers
Daily Kos makes The New Republic cry.
Thursday June 22, 2006 at 9:15pm
LameJournal
Pro-baby breastfeeding NGO's images bannedThe popular weblog hosting site LiveJournal barred images of breastfeeding mothers posted by a campaign group working to promote natural breastfeeding for babies - after its Abuse Team deemed the pictures "inappropriate".
Pro-breastfeeding NGO ProMoM complained that LiveJournal changed the site's rule, and now prohibit "nudity or graphic violence", instead of just "sexually explicit or graphically violent" images. Some of the small 100x100 pixel images were used to identify members of the group in chat rooms, and some showed naked breasts. ProMoM has published a gallery of banned images and invited readers to judge for themselves if the icons are offensive. They add that breastfeeding is exempt from federal nudity law in the US and current rules allow default userpics with racial slurs and all manner of potentially offensive text on free speech grounds.
Wednesday June 14, 2006 at 9:48am
Welcome Back
Stop in and tell Matt you're glad to see him back at The Tattered Coat.