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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5 responses to “Social media and free speech”

1. Report #18: John Cooper QC on the CPS guidelines on social media « Charon QC's UK Law Tour says:

   22 December at 13:18

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

2. Tour Lawcast 14: John Cooper QC on the CPS guidelines on social media « Charon QC says:

   22 December at 13:17

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

3. DPP Slams Twitter Joke Trial QC For ‘Cheap Points’ And Failure To Grasp ‘Sophistication’ Of Social Media Issues | Legal Cheek says:

   19 December at 12:53

   […] got things underway by ridiculing the DPP's new social media prosecution guidelines, which he described as "the longest ever explanation of common sense I’ve […]

4. High threshold set for social media prosecutions - Index on Censorship says:

   19 December at 10:50

   […] about this storyYou can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.« Social media and free speech • Tags: Azhar Ahmed, Communications Act 2003, Facebook, free expression, internet […]

5. Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 19 December | Legal Cheek says:

   19 December at 08:48

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