Zeran

Since many websites have privacy policies or terms & conditions that protect them from content on their webpage that may not be posted them, it is hard to determine who is at fault in cases such as these. There is not much precedent when it comes to the internet and I think the internet is definitely altering our freedom of speech and what that actually means. People are starting to realize the impact of using the internet can have on a person because it reaches so many people so quickly. Since the posting was anonymous, it is hard to take action. Typically, I would think I would contact the internet provider immediately and try to find records of who/how that information was posted. I think I would ask the internet provider to not only take the message down but post a message explaining the circumstances and post a personal message from me. While it is unfortunate things like this happen, they do happen. When the person responsible for this sort of behavior cannot be found and held accountable, I think one of the only things you can do is publicly give your side of the story and hope that people are understanding.