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Will Twitter’s Dublin Headquarters Open It Up To Libel Lawsuits?

Mary C. Long — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:00:10 +0000

If you check out Twitter’s recent job openings, you’ll see quite a few international openings posted. Everything seems hunky dory, right?

Well, Twitter’s European headquarters in Dublin may come with a cost they didn’t expect.

We wonder if they can hear the water rushing toward them?

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Controversial NYPD Twitter Feed Vindicated As Convicted Criminals Reoffend

Mary C. Long — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:55:24 +0000

The New York Police Department’s 76th Precinct Captain Jeffrey Schiff had a novel and controversial idea: tweeting pictures of convicted criminals when they were released.

The tweets didn’t last long as he was criticized for the practice by higher-ups.

But guess what? Two of the career criminals whose photos he shared have already reoffended since the December 2012 tweets were sent. Looks like Captain Schiff was on to something.

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Executives Beware: The S.E.C. Doesn’t ‘Get’ Twitter

Mary C. Long — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:55:52 +0000

Do the executives at your company know that if they tweet about recent (and especially, pending) company transactions on Twitter, they could be violating securities laws?

Although we know that just 18% of CEOs use social media, you should still be aware – just in case.

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Want To Join Police On A Tweetalong?

Mary C. Long — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:30:43 +0000

Ever wonder what it would be like to be a police officer? Now you can join them on the Internet’s version of a ridealong – a Tweetalong. There’s one happening tomorrow, actually.

Not every precinct offers these, of course. But we figure they’ll have no choice in the future when we’re all strapped into our virtual reality machines experiencing “reality” via a surrogate. Oh like we aren’t thisclose to it happening now?

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Twitter Follower Suit Settled; Highlights Need For Clear Account Ownership Guidelines

Mary C. Long — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:00:06 +0000

Last November we told you about a tech news site suing a former employee for $340,000 to compensate them for the 17,000 followers he took with him after leaving his post.

Well, it appears the the tech company did NOT prevail, so businesses really need to create social media guidelines detailing who owns what – and they need to do this now.

And the fact that this made it to court should be enough for anyone tweeting for work to sit up and take note.

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UK Politician Lord McAlpine To Sue 10,000 Twitter Users In Historic Lawsuit

Lauren Dugan — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:00:00 +0000

It’s already been well established that you can be sued for what you tweet. But a UK politician is taking this logic to the extreme and suing over 10,000 Twitter users for tweeting and retweeting libelous claims that he was involved in a sex abuse scandal. If the lawsuit hits the courts, it will be the largest in UK history in terms of the number of defendants.
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Twitter Will Now Withhold, Not Delete, Copyright-Infringing Tweets

Lauren Dugan — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:00:41 +0000

Twitter has updated its copyright policy to allow for increased transparency when dealing with controversial and legally-ambiguous tweets. In order to keep account holders informed of their possible infringement, Twitter will now withhold tweets – instead of outright deleting them – if they face a copyright takedown complaint.
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Should Twitter Troll Face Jail Time For Tweeting Lies During An Emergency?

Lauren Dugan — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:00:36 +0000

Hurricane Sandy’s effects are still being felt along the East Coast of the United States, with many people turning to Twitter for updates during the storm’s peak.

And despite the many good Samaritans who provided support, updates and help in 140-characters, the top Twitter news story to come out of the storm this week is probably the Twitter troll who misled thousands with his deceptive tweets.
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UK Seeing Average Of 3 Social Media-Based Arrests Per Day

Lauren Dugan — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:00:59 +0000

If you’ve ever had a fight on Twitter (which we recommend you never, ever do), you know how tempting it can be to throw your hands up from your keyboard and take things offline. Maybe not in a “let’s take this outside”-type way, but more of a “I’m telling!”-type way.

Police in the UK are dealing with a whole country full of social media tattletales, it seems, and have been making, on average, three arrests per day based on complaints about social media abuse.
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Zimmerman Defense Seeking To Subpoena Trayvon Martin’s Tweets

Mary C. Long — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:06:23 +0000

George Zimmerman’s defense team tweeted a link announcing its Notice of Hearing where it will request the Court to consider its motion to subpoena’s Trayvon Martin’s tweets.

The fact that his team created a Twitter account demonstrates social media savvy. But its request to subpoena the dead teen’s tweets seems . . . unnecessary, particularly considering that Martin’s tweets are easily found online.

But as this is coming from a team also seeking to subpoena the boy’s middle school records to support its defense, it’s far from shocking.

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Twitter’s Legal Counsel Speaks Out Against Patent Trolls

Mary C. Long — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:32:03 +0000

Patent trolls cost companies thousands of dollars in unnecessary fees and Twitter’s legal counsel, Ben Lee has had enough.

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Police In Seattle “Tweet By Beat”

Mary C. Long — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:00:13 +0000

No, this isn’t a dance routine – Seattle police are using Twitter to bring safety alerts to the next level.

If you are/were fond of listening to police scanners, you’ll go nuts over this.

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Seattle Artist Is Suing Twitter For Pictures Its Users Tweeted

Lauren Dugan — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:00:57 +0000

Here’s another one for the still-murky law books of social media: a Seattle-based artist is suing Twitter for refusing to take down pictures of his art that its users tweeted.
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Last Tweet From Car Crash Victim Is About Tweeting While Driving

Mary C. Long — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:48:41 +0000

We all know that texting while driving kills – yet drivers, especially young drivers, do it all the time.

And now we have a story of five young men dead in a one-car crash and a couple of tweets from one of the victims, a passenger, bragging about drinking and tweeting while driving.

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Courts Issue Revised Warnings For Misbehaving Jurors In The Age Of Twitter And Facebook

Shea Bennett — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:00:09 +0000

If you’ve been called up for jury duty, don’t discuss the specifics or your feelings about the case – or the defendant – on your Twitter or Facebook Page.

Common sense, right? Or so you’d think. But as social media continues to integrate itself into all aspects of our personal and professional lives, its misuse in the court room has caused such an increase in mistrials that new guidelines have been issued for federal judges looking to control bad juror behaviour in their courtrooms.

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