The internet has revolutionised publishing. Through user-generated content anyone can make words, images, or videos public. But should internet sites that allow such content to be posted be responsible for what is uploaded? Italy thinks so. Last week, an Italian court ruled that Google had violated the country's privacy laws by allowing a video showing a teenage boy with autistic spectrum disorder being bullied by his classmates to be posted on its Google Video site. The video in question was posted in early September, 2006. Google took the video down in early November that year after being alerted to its existence by Italian police, which meant it had been on their site for 2 months.
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