Cerberus1 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 A reminder that it's not a free-for-all on the internet. Three people in the last week have been found guilty in a court of law over what they posted on social networking sites. Lalit Modi found guilty of libel after allegations on Twitter that former New Zealand cricket captain - Chris Cairns was involved in match fixing. Modi has to pay £90,000 damages and £400,000 legal costs (along with his own legal costs). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17512027 A South Wales university student has been jailed for 56 days for inciting racial hatred over what he tweeted about the collapse of Fabrice Muamba. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-28/student-jailed-over-offensive-muamba-tweets/3916242 A Newcastle university student, Joshua Cryer, has been handed a two year community order and 240 hours community service over abusive tweets he sent to former footballer Stan Collymore. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-17462619 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realitynotincluded Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Can't understand how people can be so nasty to people they dont personally know.... or even if they know them.... l know l know free speech and all that but they must be very angry bitter people to say what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgt Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Absolutely agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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