Los Angeles Times:  “A false sense of Internet security can mean legal quagmires for critics who are careless about facts. . . . Although bloggers may have a free-speech right to say what they want online, courts have found that they are not protected from being sued for their comments, even if they are posted anonymously.  Some postings have even led to criminal charges.”

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