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Facebook Poke Causes Arrest for Violating an Order of Protection

Law.com: “A court issued a protective order prohibiting Shannon D. Jackson of Hendersonville, Tenn., from ‘telephoning, contacting or otherwise communicating with’ another Hendersonville woman, either ‘directly or indirectly.’ On Friday, Sept. 25, Jackson was ‘extremely shocked’ when police arrested her for allegedly violating the order. Authorities in Hendersonville say that Jackson was arrested for ‘poking’ the other woman on Facebook.”

Companies Say No to Friending & Tweeting

Law.com: ‘Lawyers are calling it social networking burnout. Back-to-back studies, the most recent issued Tuesday, show a big chunk of corporate America is banning communication wonders like Twitter and Facebook from the workplace. According to the latest survey of more than 1,400 U.S. companies, more than half (54 percent) said they prohibit employees from visiting sites such as Twitter, Facebook and MySpace while on the clock.”

Facebook Sued for Refusing to Remove Content

Citizen Media Law Project: “Disbarred Florida attorney and critic of the video game industry Jack Thompson, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint against Facebook, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on September 29, 2009. The Complaint asserts three counts against Facebook for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress, and Negligent Supervision based on Facebook’s failure to remove certain postings advocating violence against Mr. Thompson. The lawsuit seeks compensatory damages ‘in excess of ten million dollars and punitive damages in excess of thirty million dollars’ for each count.”

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Social Networks and Personal Injury Suits

Times have changed. We all know the adage “think before your speak.” In the age of social media we now have “think before you tweet.” Millions of people are using social media like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter to communicate. Sometimes, information displayed online can cause the author and/or website owner to become the defendant in a lawsuit.