Any A2 students considering exploring social media when constructing coursework might want to be aware of the debates surrounding this news story.
Channel Four article with video:
http://www.channel4.com/news/twitter-troll-guilty-feminist-caroline-criado-perez
Interview with trust and safety officer at Twitter debating twitter attacks on UK MP Stella Creasy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMyyC-7rxGM
Channel Four News interview with Caroline Criado-Perez:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xykYy1wKBOw
Newsnight interview on the night of the court case:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9BAnmfRG-o
THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT MOMENT AS THIS CASE MAKES IT CLEAR THAT SOCIAL MEDIA USERS ARE NOT IMMUNE TO PROSECUTION WHEN OFFERING OFFENSIVE ONLINE MATERIAL. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE FEATURES OF SOCIAL MEDIA. CAROLINE USED TWITTER TO CAMPAIGN AND THEN TWITTER WAS USED TO ATTACK HER IN A VERY DISTURBING MANNER.
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