Are we certain Ruth Sheehan has ever been on the Inter-Webs?
It is not remotely “remarkable” that Weebly took down content once contacted by a school system about questionable material — Weebly has only just released Weebly for Education. This product is aimed squarely at teachers and school systems who want an easy, off-the-shelf website solution.
Moreover, check out the Weebly terms of service. Sheehan clearly did not.
You agree that you will not:
(a) upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy (up to, but not excluding any address, email, phone number, or any other contact information without the written consent of the owner of such information), hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
(b) harm minors in any way; …
…If any user is reported to be in violation with the letter or spirit of these terms, Weebly retains the right to terminate such account at any time without further warning.
Pretty much standard TOS boilerplate here in 2009. But if we are looking for a truly remarkable reaction to complaints about content on a Website, perhaps Sheehan should consider her employer McClatchy.
McClatchy rolled over for the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, which wanted the identity of a poster to the Sun-News site who alleged police raids on the Chamber’s offices.
