Web Sites Weigh Problem of Posted Threats

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Web Sites Weigh Problem of Posted Threats

11-06-2005, 11:04 AM,

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Web Sites Weigh Problem of Posted Threats

Quote:Two weeks before William Freund donned a mask and cape and fatally shot two neighbors before killing himself, members of an online forum for people with a rare mental disorder read the 19-year-old's string of violent rantings. Freund's online musings and his pre-Halloween rampage raised fresh questions about the little-policed world of Internet discussion rooms: What, if anything, should Web site gatekeepers do when users post threatening messages online?

full article: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051104/D8DLR6100.html

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