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Listers<BR>
Another IG issue?<BR>
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A local council in England has taken Twitter to court in the United States in a bid to reveal the name of a tweeter, who has been accused of making libellous statements.<BR>
The <A id=ecxtimestamp2011530171141 onclick=onClickUnsafeLink(event); href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/twitters-landmark-court-ruling-why-british-free-speech-is-over/10338" target=_blank><FONT color=#0066cc>court forced Twitter into handing over the names of users</FONT></A> who had not only been directly implicated � one of the council�s own councillors, but also the names of many others who have contacted him using the social networking site.<BR>
<A href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/twitters-landmark-court-ruling-why-british-free-speech-is-over/10338">http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/twitters-landmark-court-ruling-why-british-free-speech-is-over/10338</A><BR>
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<BR>Rgds<BR>
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