Newsfront
July, 2011
Look Before You TweetBe careful what you type in those 140 spaces or you may face a "twibel" suit (Twitter + libel). In March Courtney Love agreed to pay $430,000 to settle a defamation suit for alleging in tweets that a former business partner was a drug pusher and prostitute. According to press reports, the singer's lawyers had planned to present an insanity defense, arguing Twitter provides such instant gratification that users post without considering the consequences. A week afte...
