Thursday, 4 June 2015

Arrested For A Tweet: When Twitter, Trolling, and The Law Collides [Opinion]

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Let me ask you a question. Where do you draw the line on freedom of speech? Some say the line ends at incitement to violence, or shouting “fire” in a crowded theater. Others might say the line should be drawn at someone’s religious sensibilities. How about ironically tweeting the hashtag “#KillAllWhiteMen”? “Men Not Welcome” Bahar Mustafa works (possibly “worked” by the time you read this) as a Welfare and Diversity Officer at Goldsmiths, University of London’s Student Union. In April 2015, she posted a Facebook update advertising a social event at the university exclusively for women from a BME (black and...

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