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Luminous Animal

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7. Also, young man arrested for tweeting criticism of an athlete...

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 02:30 PM

Jul 2012

http://london2012.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/twitter-criticism-of-british-diver-leads-to-arrest/

A 17-year-old man who told the British Olympic diver Tom Daley on Twitter that he disappointed his late father by failing to win an Olympic medal on Monday was arrested by the police on “suspicion of malicious communications.”A 17-year-old man who told the British Olympic diver Tom Daley on Twitter that he disappointed his late father by failing to win an Olympic medal on Monday was arrested by the police on “suspicion of malicious communications.”

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NBC Exec: Twitter Told Us How To Get Journalist Suspended [View all] Purveyor Jul 2012 OP

Do the Twit rules say posting an email address is a bannable offense? eom leveymg Jul 2012 #1

Apparently a corporate email acccount qualifies as "personal and confidential" information Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #2

By the same stroke, no posting a brick and mortar address for a corporate minion? leveymg Jul 2012 #3

Thats what is so humorous. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #4

Guy Adams responded: Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #5

I agree with Guy Adams - Worst Olympic Coverage Ever. nt DCKit Jul 2012 #6

Also, young man arrested for tweeting criticism of an athlete... Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #7

His account has now been restored... truebrit71 Jul 2012 #8