美国《洛杉矶时报》网站最近发出通告,由于这家报纸网站的“论坛”上存在严重的违规现象,决定暂时关闭这一“论坛”。《洛杉矶时报》新媒体评论部主任在宣布公告时说,“别无选择,只能暂时关闭所有的信息张贴板,何时重新开放,另行通知”。多数美国知名网站都提供电子公告板(BBS)和开设“论坛”,如雅虎(Yahoo)、美国在线(AOL)和《纽约时报》网站等。但是,美国的不少网站也存在着暴力、色情信息泛滥和出现人身攻击、侵犯隐私权等问题。美国各大网站对这些问题很 The U.S. “Los Angeles Times” website recently issued a circular deciding to temporarily close the “forum” because of serious irregularities in the “forum” of the newspaper’s website. In announcing the announcement, the director of the New Media Review Department of the Los Angeles Times said that “there is no alternative but to temporarily close all the information boards and when they will be reopened for further notice.” Most well-known U.S. Web sites offer electronic bulletin boards (BBS) and “forums” such as Yahoo, AOL, and The New York Times. However, many websites in the United States also face violence, abuse of pornographic information, personal attacks and privacy violations. The United States major sites on these issues