The big question Marco didn't answer: Did he talk with a lawyer about this?
If someone's libeling you, you talk with a lawyer about suing them for libel. If someone's libeling someone else and you're worried about legal risk to your product, you talk with a lawyer about that. Then, if necessary, you censor. And when people ask why, you respond with something along the lines of: "I talked with a lawyer and I had to censor 9to5Mac to avoid legal risks. I'm sorry, my hands are tied."
I don't like 9to5Mac, but I dislike censorship more. I had to cancel my subscription because of this. It particularly sucks because Instapaper is a joy to use.
I realize my decision means nothing by itself, but it looks like other people are canceling their subscriptions for the same reason. Hopefully, that'll be enough to get Marco to change his stance.
If someone's libeling you, you talk with a lawyer about suing them for libel. If someone's libeling someone else and you're worried about legal risk to your product, you talk with a lawyer about that. Then, if necessary, you censor. And when people ask why, you respond with something along the lines of: "I talked with a lawyer and I had to censor 9to5Mac to avoid legal risks. I'm sorry, my hands are tied."
I don't like 9to5Mac, but I dislike censorship more. I had to cancel my subscription because of this. It particularly sucks because Instapaper is a joy to use.
I realize my decision means nothing by itself, but it looks like other people are canceling their subscriptions for the same reason. Hopefully, that'll be enough to get Marco to change his stance.