Twitter is under scrutiny this week in relation to privacy issues and 'celebrities' - BBC report.
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My humble opinion is that this is an interesting twist in an age-old story: I dont think Twitter is the problem, I think being famous is the problem. Celebrities have always been vulnerable to libel in whatever media. Having said that, it's possible that tweets should be subject to the same laws...but social media belong to the people! Oh i dont know.
ReplyDeleteI don't agree with these injunctions, it's against freedom of speech. A celebrity can now not only do whatever they want, but they can stop anyone saying anything about it. It's clear who benefits from that. Ordinary people face libellous accusations everyday, and they have no protection. If someone is falsely accused of rape or abuse, their lives are ruined, famous or not, yet only rich people can invoke an injunction, that seems like an unhealthy unbalanced society. Agree with pitseleh Twitter's not the problem.
ReplyDeleteThere is now a 'superinjunction' blog, oh the irony!
ReplyDeletehttp://super-injunction.blogspot.com/2011/05/hugh-bonneville-interview.html
Trying to police social media is impossible. Ban one site and a host of new ones will mushroom.
The moral of the story is: if you are thinking about doing anything that you don't want anyone to know about, and, that may have to take out a super injuction for later - think again, just because you are rich and famous...
ReplyDelete...or to quote Mark Twain 'When in doubt, tell the truth'
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