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In a controversial and landmark decision, Mr Justice Eady refused to grant an order to protect the anonymity of Richard Horton. The judge ruled any right of privacy on the part of Mr. Horton would be likely to be outweighed by a countervailing public interest in revealing that a particular police officer had been making such contributions.

This gave Patrick Foster, Media Correspondent of The Times, the opportunity to expose Horton's identity in the newspaper. which led to disciplinary procedures against Horton by his superior officers and the forced deletion of his blog. Anna Mikhailova described the naming of Horton as an "occasional outing... just the level of control that the blogging community needs."