I hope I am not in danger of breaching any laws pertaining to the newsworthy UK super injunctions here but surely Google could?
Below are two screen grabs taken today from Google.co.uk showing Google Suggest revealing two names rumored to be the celebrities behind the much talked about super injunctions.
The super injunctions stop the press and recently social networking websites from publishing the names of the celebrities involved.
So the injunction pretty much stops anybody from publicising the names. This I do not understand, even this must go against the right for free speech? Surely you would be allowed to shout it from Speakers Corner in Hyde Park – but maybe the video of this would be banned from Youtube?
I am not a lawyer but surely Google Instant is breaching this law by ‘suggesting’ names of the individuals involved?
Any lawyers reading – Hey, I aren’t outing these guys just observing industry trends. (Ryan, Hugh – Shame on you!)
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All you have revealed is the most common Google searches on the topic – in other words, people’s suspicions.
Experience suggests that suspicion and truth never went hand in hand.
Back to the drawing board, methinks. ;o)
You’re absolutely correct Andrew, Google Suggest offers the most popular searches.
I was merely offering industry insight into a hot topic at the moment.
I wasn’t claiming these individuals were guilty despite it being very likely that they are. So no going back to the drawing board thanks Andrew.
the fact that he is now suing twitter kind of points the red arrow at the ‘unnamed footballer’…guilty…. stupid fellow.