Purity Police Redux: Next, They Came for the Advertisers
- By Melissa Wilson
- Published 06/20/2007
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Because some folks are just not bright enough to quit when they've lost the battle and have been laughed out of (occasionally) polite society, Warriors For Innocence have once again set their sights on LiveJournal. Apparently, the group has stopped harassing Six Apart staff and has begun their previously-threatened campaign of harrassing advertisers, more specifically anyone whose Google Ads have appeared on what WFI considers objectionable.
In an example email received by one such company, WFI said, "LiveJournal recently launched a campaign, in response to our requests, to suspend many of these inappropriate sites.
Unfortunately, they have since changed their minds and have brought many of these sites back online."
What they don't mention in the email is the fact that Six Apart has been reviewing each journal and community individually to determine which ones are predators and which ones aren't. If WFI is still objecting to content, they are objecting to fannish material.
It is the opinion of this website that Warriors For Innocence need to get over themselves, stop claiming they "are the only thing that stands between evil and the innocent," and work with organizations with actual experience in tracking and confronting online predators. All else is self-aggrandizement and wounded ego, and frankly, fandom's already cornered the market on those.
(Source: SailorMac)
In an example email received by one such company, WFI said, "LiveJournal recently launched a campaign, in response to our requests, to suspend many of these inappropriate sites.
What they don't mention in the email is the fact that Six Apart has been reviewing each journal and community individually to determine which ones are predators and which ones aren't. If WFI is still objecting to content, they are objecting to fannish material.
It is the opinion of this website that Warriors For Innocence need to get over themselves, stop claiming they "are the only thing that stands between evil and the innocent," and work with organizations with actual experience in tracking and confronting online predators. All else is self-aggrandizement and wounded ego, and frankly, fandom's already cornered the market on those.
(Source: SailorMac)
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Comment #1 (Posted by an unknown user)
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Thank you!
Comment #2 (Posted by Scarred Sword Heart)
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Warriors for Innocence needs to be removed from the Internet. Perhaps if someone knew whom was their host, we could complain to them that this site is using their servers to launch a campaign of harassment against LiveJournal, its sponsors and most importantly, its users.
Comment #3 (Posted by Leva Cygnet)
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Hey, good to see you here.
WFI is hosted by GoDaddy.com, which is one of the largest internet providers out there. Their domain is also owned by GoDaddy, under an arrangement to conceal their identity. I have complained personally to GoDaddy and have not gotten a response. More fannish pressure might be needed ... I would think that the fact that they are spreading *spyware* would interest GoDaddy, but apparently not.
However, that said, they'd likely just move to a new host if GoDaddy yanked their plug.
