Flak from LiveJournal's mass deletion

After deleting some 500 online journals in an effort to remove pedophilia from its site, LiveJournal apologized and restored a number of journals that were in some cases explicit but not illegal. The company’s CEO apologized for going to extremes and reinstated some of the journals. CNET’s report is indicative of some of the more risqué content on the social Web: “The mass reinstatement means that the deleted science fiction and fantasy ‘fandom’ groups - many of which boast sexually explicit fiction written by fans about characters such as those from the Harry Potter or Buffy the Vampire Slayer universes - began reappearing [last] Thursday. One Harry Potter-themed group called pornish_pixies celebrated its return by posting an erotic story of a teenage Harry having intimate relations with arch-nemesis Draco Malfoy. One restored group deals with fictional tales of incest. Another, called lol_porn, includes links to bloopers and other unintentionally amusing pornographic Web sites.” CNET adds that “what outraged the LiveJournal protesters … is that the censored discussions and accounts went far beyond what they believe was necessary to target pedophilia.” See also earlier NFN items on "chanslash" and “yaoi."]