Social media and free speech

19 Dec 2012
The director of public prosecutions has issued interim guidelines on when criminal charges should be brought against people posting offensive or abusive comments on social media networks

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    December 19, 2012 at 08:48

    [...] reaction so far to the new Twitter and Facebook social media prosecution guidelines from top media lawyers [...]

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    [...] Today, I talk to John Cooper QC about the CPS guidelines on Social Media. [...]

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