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A few days ago I, an Australian, got an Apple News alert on my laptop about a Washington Post article that discussed Pell's conviction. When I clicked the alert
by neotek 8y ago
A few days ago I, an Australian, got an Apple News alert on my laptop about a Washington Post article that discussed Pell's conviction. When I clicked the alert, Apple News opened and displayed the article in full, uncensored.
I'm curious to know if Apple would therefore be in breach of the suppression order even though they're not the publisher, and if they are in breach, if anything is likely to happen to them as a result. I haven't seen any mention of it anywhere else, but I can't imagine I'm the only person to have received the alert.
- SpicyLemonZest 8y agoThat's part of the question on how gag orders can possibly work in a global information economy. How is Apple supposed to know that they have to pick out articles about this particular case and ensure that no Australian sees them? How is Australia supposed to send a gag order to the transitive closure of every content aggregator which might include the case?
- sjwright 8y agoThey don't need to work 100%, they just need to work enough so that a jury can be empanelled.