Tag Archives: social media
Privacy in Tweets – the debate continues
Addressing the Westminster Media Forum on the regulation of privacy and online media earlier today Baroness Buscombe, Chairman of the PCC, referred to the PCC’s decision in Baskerville (see a report of that decision here). Faced with some criticism of … read more
The legal protection of online identities
Millions of people post comments on the web in response to articles, blogs and stories. Many do so anonymously. What should someone do if they want to take action against the person responsible for an anonymous posting? In most cases, … read more
No privacy in Tweets
Publicly accessible postings on Twitter and other social media are not private, according to rulings by the Press Complaints Commission. The rulings were made following complaints against two national newspapers: Baskerville v Daily Mail and Baskerville v Independent on Sunday. … read more
Supreme Court welcomes Twitter
The use of Twitter is now officially sanctioned in the Supreme Court. In a previous posting we discussed the Lord Chief Justice’s guidance on the use of Twitter in other courts open to the public. That guidance envisaged an application … read more
Tweeting the courts
The Lord Chief Justice has issued guidance on the use of Twitter in court. The Daily Mail reported this as “Carry on tweeting”. The Lord Chief Justice’s civil servants preferred to use more formal Whitehall language, calling their guidance “Interim Practice Guidance: … read more
