Problem With Anonymous Bloggers

Bloggers beware… If you choose to trash-talk online and insult people, you may not be able to hide behind a web of anonymity. Canadian model Liskula Cohen says she was unfairly trashed by an anonymous blogger last year through Google’s Blogger.com service. The blogger’s page, called “Skanks in NYC,” was largely devoted to trashing Cohen. The former Vogue model took Google to court, demanding the blogger’s identity so she could sue for damages. A Manhattan Supreme Court judge ordered Google to release the blogger’s information. In the aftermath, Cohen has forgiven the blogger, who turned out to be an acquaintance. And Google has apologized/ Andrew Cohen’s Corner , Crimesider. More here .

• H/T: Nic

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