A Call for Manners in the World of Nasty Blogs

High-profile figures in high-tech are proposing a blogger code of conduct to clean up the quality of online discourse. Many bloggers have been the victim of abuse, harrassment and even threats. Now some are suggesting a voluntary code of conduct among bloggers and commenters.

While the internet is a place for free speech does that free speech give everyone the right to abuse anyone they choose? Does a blogger have the right to delete any comment left on their blog?

What do you think?

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Author: Jim

A sixty something living in the Hawkesbury Valley on the edge of Sydney Australia. View all posts by Jim