http://laist.com/2008/04/23/lapds_new_blogg.php All comments for LAPD's New Blogger Warns Against Anonymous Commenters en-us 2008 la_jeremy Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jeremy.oberstein@gmail.com jeremy.oberstein@gmail.com 60 http://laist.com/2008/04/23/lapds_new_blogg.php#comment-1346193 http://laist.com/2008/04/23/lapds_new_blogg.php#comment-1346193 Comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:09:19 -0800 <p>The answer to your question is that as long as the forum is run by a private party rather than a state actor, you can be as selective and biased as you want in moderating comments. The First Amendment's speech protections apply only to state actors like the LAPD or City of Sta Clarita, not to privately run sites like LAist or, as the case may be, Losanjealous. </p>