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Category Archives: Twitter
Leveson: Bloggers and the Royal Charter
One of the immediate reactions to the last minute deal over the implementation of the Leveson recommendations was that it would hit bloggers and tweeters very hard. I’m not sure that’s really true – and will set out here why. … Continue reading
Posted in Defamation, Law, Leveson, Privacy, Twitter
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12 days…. of privacy?
NOW ALSO AVAILABLE ON VIDEO (if you want proof that I can’t sing): here Privacy is the gift that keeps on giving…. and for privacy advocates and lawyers, this year particularly! To keep festive, here’s a little song for the … Continue reading
Posted in Privacy, Snoopers charter, Twitter, Wikileaks
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The proof of the pudding…
The news that Lord McAlpine has started legal proceedings against Sally Bercow for libel over her tweets has been greeted in some quarters by dismay. I don’t see it that way: from an academic perspective, and potentially for future tweeters … Continue reading
Posted in Defamation, Twitter
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Chilling out…
There’s been a lot of talk of the ‘chilling effect’ recently. The Leveson report, due out this week, is going to have a chilling effect, we’re told. Lord McAlpine’s threatened defamation suits on tweeters are having a chilling effect too … Continue reading
Posted in Defamation, Freedom of expression, Twitter
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Defamation on Twitter…
In the light of all the current interest, I’ve put together a little basic guide to defamation on twitter. This isn’t anything like ‘legal advice’, and please remember I’m an academic, not a practicing lawyer… but this should give you … Continue reading
Posted in Defamation, Twitter
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Twitter/DataSift – an early ICO response
I’ve just received a response from the ICO to my initial question about whether or not they were investigating the Twitter/DataSift issue (about which I’ve just blogged here) This is the full response (set down here with the permission of … Continue reading
Posted in ICO, Privacy, Twitter
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