Analysis: Twitter mob rule
Getting carried away in a 'Twitter lynch mob' could prove very costly for some. But what constitutes a potential libel online? Graeme Burton talks to Addleshaw Goddard libel lawyer David Engel.
They may not brandish pitchforks, nor burn their victims at the stake, but when a Twitter lynchmob is in full flow it would take a foolhardy individual to get in its way, lest they become a target of the...
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