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An interesting story found over on the BBC News: Technology website

High Court Order served to an anonymous Twitter user over Twitter
The High Court has given permission for an injunction to be served via social-networking site Twitter.

The order is to be served against an unknown Twitter user who anonymously posts to the site using the same name as a right-wing political blogger.
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This suggests that no matter how anonymous you are, if you are breaking a law (lets say inciting racism or hatred through a pseudonym online), You can still be held accountable. I guess it could be a heads up for some that tend to do that here...
 
Sounds more like he was misrepresenting someone else.

But yeah thanks for the heads up. I wouldn't want to end up in prison for inciting hatred against freedom lovers.

Haven't you posted something like this already?
 
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Stryder said:
An interesting story found over on the BBC News: Technology website

High Court Order served to an anonymous Twitter user over Twitter


This suggests that no matter how anonymous you are, if you are breaking a law (lets say inciting racism or hatred through a pseudonym online), You can still be held accountable. I guess it could be a heads up for some that tend to do that here...
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That's totally lame. How the hell can the court enforce this ruling?

What next, they'll start taking out ads in the social section of the news paper, ordering perverts not to buy perverted personal ads?

~String
 
S.A.M. said:
Haven't you posted something like this already?
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Not on this particular case... I do try to keep my eyes and ears open for various events that could effect how we perceive the internet and how our interactions make become more legislated.
 
superstring01 said:
That's totally lame. How the hell can the court enforce this ruling?
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Because it's you know, The Law .

He was impersonating someone else, 'cease and desist' orders can be made through various media, they do not have to be served in person.

My father worked as a Court Bailiff for a while. Too many people in the UK had seen American TV where people get handed a notice and are 'served', and thought they had to accept the paperwork for it to be binding. Not so, in the UK, you get told you've been served, and if you don't accept the paperwork, it can be simply dropped at your feet. If you then fail to pick it up and comply, you'll be found in contempt of court, and possibly arrested.

Email and fax are also accepted methods of serving people in the UK.
 
Stryder said:
Not on this particular case... I do try to keep my eyes and ears open for various events that could effect how we perceive the internet and how our interactions make become more legislated.
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i was thinking about that the other day. there is really nothing to stop the entire dismantling of the internet.
 
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