[ NNSquad ] Social media users increasingly trapped by obsolete UK laws

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Social media users increasingly trapped by obsolete UK laws

http://j.mp/YFOppk  (BBC)

    "People who tweeted photos allegedly of child killer Jon Venables are
     being charged with contempt of court. It's the latest in a long line
     of cases that suggest that ordinary social media users need to have a
     grasp of media law."

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Eventually, courts and politicians will come to understand that their
20th century concepts of information control are like grains of sand
slipping through a clenched fist.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
 - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
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