The Dangers for Libellous Tweeters in the UK
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#2*in the UK
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#3*in the UK
Thanks. I've edited the title accordingly.
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#4Isn't it about time that we can prevent UK ip addresses from seeing our tweets and blog posts?
Because these kinds of laws are clearly nuts.
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#5A twitter user in the UK was arrested for sending a racist tweet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-18694505
While racism is deplorable, and should be discouraged, it's a scary violation of human rights and free speech to arrest a person for expressing such views.
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#6"...in previous cases the courts have made it very clear that they expect a defendant to demonstrate that he or she has engaged in responsible journalism before the defence will succeed, including verifying the story and giving the subject an opportunity to comment."
This is just lunacy and only highlights the urgent need to abolish current libel/defamation laws and introduce new ones protecting free speech.
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#7Would it be better to have a DMCA style process for deleting anonymous online libel?
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#8Isn't it about time that we can prevent UK ip addresses from seeing our tweets and blog posts? Because these kinds of laws are clearly nuts.
Would Twitter let go a major market for the sake of a few ruined lives? I don't think so.
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#9I don't understand how retweeting makes one liable for libel. Isn't it just an attributed quote? Is accurately quoting someone really a punishable offense in the UK? This is a frightening idea, even outside the realm of Twitter.
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#10I don't understand how retweeting makes one liable for libel. Isn't it just an attributed quote? Is accurately quoting someone really a punishable offense in the UK? This is a frightening idea, even outside the realm of Twitter.
Just an attributed quote? If I start quoting passages from Mein Kampf I'm sure my intentions are understood. But you're saying that I can just claim; "It's not me saying this, I'm just quoting Adolf, don't blame me".
People need to think before they act instead of just sheep herding themselves by mindlessly retweeting crap some other donkey is saying on the Internet. If a few of these idiots need to be taken to court as an example, so be it.