In the UK, a Few Tweets Restore Freedom of Speech 216
Several readers wrote to us about the situation in the UK that saw the Guardian newspaper forbidden by a judge from reporting a question in UK parliament. The press's freedom to do so has been fought for since at least 1688 and fully acknowledged since the 19th century. At issue was a matter of public record — but the country's libel laws meant that the newspaper could not inform the public of what parliament was up to. The question concerned the oil trading company Trafigura, the toxic waste scandal they are involved in, and their generous use of libel lawyers to silence those who would report on the whole thing. After tweeters and bloggers shouted about Trafigura all over the Internet, the company's lawyers agreed to drop the gag request.
Another chance for twitter users to feel special (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Stephen Fry (Score:4, Funny)
FGS what's wrong with you, this is slashdot, a place for wild comparisons by people who know no better, kindly check in your "real experience" at the door, you can collect it on your way out.
Re:Stephen Fry (Score:4, Funny)
Government belongs to the People
That's what I said, until those funny men in the black uniforms removed me from the White House lawn for trespassing.
Re:Stephen Fry (Score:1, Funny)
Spoken like a true 13 year old.