Sunday, May 16, 2010
Attorneys General Issue Letter To Topix
KENTUCKY....
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, along with attorneys general from 21 states and territories, have issued a signed written letter to Chris Tolles, the CEO of Topix.com, advising Topix to change its policy on forcing customers to pay for priority review, as well as decrease the time it takes to remove abusive comments. Topix is a news and discussion Web site which allows users to publish comments on online news stories from across the country. According to the letter, many abusive posts concern minors. The letter criticizes a $19.99 fee consumers pay for "priority review" of inappropriate comments, meaning the comments might be removed from the site faster. Officials say the flagging option, which means viewers can "flag" comments, or report them as abusive, for free, is ineffective. The letter also says Topix has acknowledged that posts are not even placed into the queue for removal unless users from three separate IP addresses flag a post.
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, along with attorneys general from 21 states and territories, have issued a signed written letter to Chris Tolles, the CEO of Topix.com, advising Topix to change its policy on forcing customers to pay for priority review, as well as decrease the time it takes to remove abusive comments. Topix is a news and discussion Web site which allows users to publish comments on online news stories from across the country. According to the letter, many abusive posts concern minors. The letter criticizes a $19.99 fee consumers pay for "priority review" of inappropriate comments, meaning the comments might be removed from the site faster. Officials say the flagging option, which means viewers can "flag" comments, or report them as abusive, for free, is ineffective. The letter also says Topix has acknowledged that posts are not even placed into the queue for removal unless users from three separate IP addresses flag a post.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 6:23 PM 
