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Supreme Court Tackles Social Media-Based Threats

  • Re/code, Tuesday, June 17, 2014 11:53 AM
Intent aside, can someone be put in jail for posting violent or threatening messages on Facebook, and other social networks? The Supreme Court this week said it plans to consider the matter. “The court Monday said it will consider the case of Anthony Elonis, a Pennsylvania man who was sentenced to almost four years in federal prison in 2010 for posting violent threats about killing his ex-wife and law enforcement on Facebook,” Re/Code reports. The catch? “Elonis said he never intended to hurt anyone and argued his threats were clearly not meant to be taken seriously.”
 

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