The Twitter backlash against JP Morgan’s decision to invite its followers to “#AskJPM” this week illustrates the disconnect between some corporate social media teams and the wider general public. The online marketing event was designed to give the public the chance to interact with James Lee, J P Morgan’s vice chairman, in a Twitter Q & A session. Continue reading
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In May Facebook introduced a temporary ban on a particularly graphic video showing the beheading of a woman in Mexico. The ban was implemented in response to complaints from users and from the Family Online Safety Institute which is a member of Facebook’s Safety Advisory Board. Continue reading
Trolling is an artificial construct and much misunderstood: see Clare Brown’s article here. So it is no surprise to find the absence of any consistent law governing conduct on the internet as a whole. The internet transcends boundaries in a way that most national laws do not. Continue reading
Sexting’, the act of texting sexually explicit messages and photographs, has become increasingly popular and is now the norm amongst teenagers. Most teenagers own a smart phone and even the cheapest have cameras connected to the internet. Continue reading
In November 2012 the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (the Act) was amended to include two new specific offences of stalking; stalking (Section 2A) and stalking involving fear of violence or serious alarm or distress (Section 4A). Prior to the introduction of these offences stalking behaviour was prosecuted under existing harassment laws. Continue reading
A new term has emerged recently in the lexicon of online privacy rights: “revenge porn”. It refers to the dissemination of nude photographs or videos, most frequently by a spurned lover who in an act of spite publicly shares the images, invariably on the internet, with the intention of humiliating or embarrassing the victim. Continue reading
Social media remains an engaging way to be entertained and educated and has many positives. We are increasingly living our lives online and, for some, it is all about forging real life friendships, building business contacts and sharing information (or pictures of their cats). But as with any community – whether online or in real life – there is a dark side. Continue reading
Cyber-bullying is on the increase and remedies for the abused are not keeping pace. Celebrities such as Coleen Nolan, Antony Costa and Duncan James have recently reported threats made to them on Twitter to the police. But the problem is not limited to just the rich and famous. More and more teenagers are being targeted and abused by their peers. Continue reading
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