Twibel

13 Março 2017, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott

Analysis and discussion of the recent court case for libel between Jack Monroe and Katie Hopkins over libel on Twitter. First legal recognition, in the UK High Court, of much of the terminology already known to many people who use Twitter on computers or apps on mobile devices.
Brief look at recent extraordinary publication of 26-point guide to the terminology of Twitter and tweeting by judge Mr Justice Warby in a guide called "How Twitter Works". This is intended for use by the UK judiciary who may not understand how Twitter functions, in order to help them decide in future "twibel" cases -- cases of libel published or republished on Twitter.
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