Have you ever complained to Google's Blogger about defamatory libel content on blogspot.com only to find that they don't stand behind their Terms of Service?

If you have, you're not alone. Countless bloggers have reported to Blogger, blogs which strictly violate their terms only to receive a letter that states "Blogger is a provider of content creation tools, not a mediator of that content."

Blogger refusal to remove harassing blogs all replies on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which was written to protect hosts like Blogger from being liable for illegal material published by third parties on their servers.

Where does that leave bloggers like myself who have been dealing with cyber harassment on Blogger? It leaves us up creak without a paddle, fighting off the sharks and doing our best not to loose a leg in the process.

Rose DesRochers