Some LJ comms have been suspended

[conuly]

Here's the first bit.
And here's an explanation.

I'd just advise everybody to take whatever precautions, from nothing to full-on-paranoia, that they think is necessary to protect their own journals.

Comments

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Arg. As a survivor of such things you would think I'd be YAY BANNING but I am not.

Is incest illegal? CHILD ABUSE is, yes, but -- well.

And then are people not allowed to mention drugs in their journal? Or having affairs which can get you in trouble with the military if you are in them and get you arrested and GAH I HATE THIS CRAP.

[conuly]

Not to mention, communities for survivors of incest or molestation or whatever often list those as interests. I know. There's arguments all up and down about this.

[codeman38.livejournal.com]

Even more importantly... what legislature's laws are they using to decide legality?

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Yes, on wikihow they will only remove things that are UNIVERSALLY ILLEGAL.

Very annoying. I would rather be offended than restrained.

[conuly]

Except that it sounds like (not that I know) they're trying to cover their legal butts.

Something I can totally understand, I guess.

[sporks5000.livejournal.com]

Oh wow... I understand lj's legal perspective, but wow...

[pne.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the background.

I had seen a few oblique references to this, but had no idea what was going on.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Arg. As a survivor of such things you would think I'd be YAY BANNING but I am not.

Is incest illegal? CHILD ABUSE is, yes, but -- well.

And then are people not allowed to mention drugs in their journal? Or having affairs which can get you in trouble with the military if you are in them and get you arrested and GAH I HATE THIS CRAP.

[conuly]

Not to mention, communities for survivors of incest or molestation or whatever often list those as interests. I know. There's arguments all up and down about this.

[codeman38.livejournal.com]

Even more importantly... what legislature's laws are they using to decide legality?

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Yes, on wikihow they will only remove things that are UNIVERSALLY ILLEGAL.

Very annoying. I would rather be offended than restrained.

[conuly]

Except that it sounds like (not that I know) they're trying to cover their legal butts.

Something I can totally understand, I guess.

[sporks5000.livejournal.com]

Oh wow... I understand lj's legal perspective, but wow...

[pne.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the background.

I had seen a few oblique references to this, but had no idea what was going on.