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UK Rethinking Social Media Laws
- GigaOm, Thursday, October 11, 2012 1:30 PM
The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, appears to have realised that something is going wrong here. According to the BBC, Starmer is to invite Facebook, Twitter and others to meet with academics and lawyers to discuss the issue, so that new guidelines can be formulated for the police and courts. As you’ll have guessed, if it wasn’t already obvious through the country’s dreadful reputation for libel tourism, the UK does not offer absolute protection for free speech.
