Break-ups have always been nasty but the Internet has introduced all kinds of new weapons for the broken-hearted and revenge-minded. One court in Minnesota was willing to intervene, privileging the “right to be free from harassment” over the right to free speech.
After they broke up, Ann Marie Johnson had to get a restraining order against him to keep him from harassing her in person. So he turned to the Internet instead.
A court issued a 50-year (!) restraining order in March. The judge also ordered him to delete his “Help Ann Johnson” Blogspot blog.
“I believe it’s rare, if not unprecedented, for a court to order an entire blog deleted,” says technology law professor Eric Goldman.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
