Spate of jail terms for online trolls leads UK to re-examine rules

Oct. 11, 2012 - 8:21 AM PDT Oct. 11, 2012 - 8:21 AM PDT

When the man at the center of the ‘Twitter Joke Trial’ had his conviction quashed, it seemed some sanity had returned to the British legal system’s approach to online offensiveness. But that’s not how things worked out. Read more »

Court quashes Twitter joke trial verdict: Britain has a sense of humor after all

By Bobbie Johnson

Jul. 27, 2012 - 2:00 AM PDT Jul. 27, 2012 - 2:00 AM PDT

photo: Aaron Amot

It started with an innocuous tweet and turned into a legal saga that critics said threatened free speech online. But, after two years and three appeals, the UK’s High Court has overturned the conviction of a man who joked about blowing up his local airport. Read more »

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