Those who advocate for free speech online, including the Computer & Communications Industry Association, are concerned that this ruling will crush online debate on issues of public interest.

“If online news portals, big and small, must now fear legal liability for user generated content, it will force them to allow only limited and heavily monitored and censored user comments.”

http://www.ccianet.org/2015/06/european-court-rules-online-news-sites-liable-for-online-comments/

 

No comment *innocent face*