The Supreme Court has made two important rulings covering twitter, Facebook and libel. They affect how large a group of viewers needs to be and what words mean on twitter. One is good for the claimant: the other is good for the defence. A woman published a tweet to her ex-husband’s new partner that he Read More
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Praise for the creative commons: quality of work improving
All hail the creative commons The quality of photography available on Flickr for commercial use via the creative commons licence has increased by bounds. More and more are willing to let their photos be used as long as they are credited. Take this photo I wanted an illustration of a hammer and a screw. I Read More
Facebook: public enough for disclosure?
How public is Facebook? That’s not a silly question but at the heart of a case which may decide the matter in the USA. Publically listed companies have to tell all investors at the same time any facts which may affect their share price. Netflix used Facebook to tell the world it had reached 1 Read More
Social media puts reformers at risk
Two pieces of news this week show that social media is not such a liberating force as we had hoped. A Facebook user in Iran has, it seems, been killed by Iranian security forces for his entries; and A social media commentator in Bahrain has been jailed for offensive remarks about the regime. I am Read More