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There are all sorts of different ways that websites that allow comments have dealt with trollish behavior over the years, but I think the BBC's new policy is the first I've seen in which the organization threatens that it may contact your boss or your school (found via Frank Fisher).
The new policy has a short section on "offensive or inappropriate content on BBC websites" where it says the following:
Offensive or inappropriate content on BBC websites
If you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content anywhere on or to BBC websites or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on any BBC service, the BBC may use your personal information to stop such behaviour.
Where the BBC reasonably believes that you are or may be in breach of any applicable laws (e.g. because content you have posted may be defamatory), the BBC may use your personal information to inform relevant third parties such as your employer, school email/internet provider or law enforcement agencies about the content and your behaviour.
To be fair, it does seem to limit this to cases where it believes you've violated the law, but even so, it seems like a stretch to argue that the BBC should be calling your boss to tell on you for being a [troll], even if you break the law.
Source: TechDirt
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 19 2017, @02:15AM (8 children)
Because I don't have enough problems with trolls mocking me, moderators downmodding me, and bullies threatening to doxx me. Now the BBC is against me too.
Fuck you, world! Fuck the whole lot of you!!
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 19 2017, @02:26AM (2 children)
Is that the same mouth you use to say "hello" to your boss every morning?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 19 2017, @02:30AM
Nobody is the boss of me.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 19 2017, @03:27PM
No, but *this* is the mouth I use to say hello to *your* boss every night.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 19 2017, @03:39AM
I just route it all through Russia and Rachel Maddow.
(Score: 2) by Soylentbob on Friday May 19 2017, @08:34AM
Notification sent. You will hear from your school soon, child!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 19 2017, @02:40PM
Quiet or we'll tell your Mum.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 19 2017, @10:14PM
In this case the BBC is all of those. The media has gone unhinged on speech they do not like. These people are not your friends. They are not giving you good news. They sell you bad news. They think they are saving the world when they are making it much much much worse.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 19 2017, @10:51PM
BBC - British Bully Corporation.
They're welcome to moan to my boss as I am my own boss. :)