Twitter user defies courts with new list of superinjunctions

Superinjunction summer

The Twitter superinjunction controversy continues, with a user,@Legal_AIDS (aka Sue Mae), now publishing a document listing no less than 13 people who have had their names kept from the media.

The list appeared on Twitter yesterday and contains court documents, names and in some cases addresses of many who have been granted superinjunctions. The information was posted only a few hours after Twitter handed over user details to South Tyneside council, who demanded the site released information on an anonymous blogger.

Once published the list was immediately dissipated throughout Twitter, with names being retweeted and shared between users at an incredible rate. By the time the information had been removed it was too late, most of it appearing across multiple blogs and websites, making it very difficult to enforce the superinjunctions.

In what appears to be a direct statement against the gradual erosion of internet anonymity by the courts, many Twitter users have posted the details simply to make a point.

Some of the information contained in the list has turned out to be inaccurate, helping bolster arguments made by those who believe websites like Twitter can damage reputation without reason.

MP John Hemming has been famously outspoken about the matter, stating he will name all celebrities who hold superinjunctions and threaten to “erode British culture,” with their anonymity.

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Twitter: We’ll hand over super-injuction tweeters’ details if asked

And says you’re on your own

Did you crack a funny joke at a certain footballer’s expense on Twitter, linking him with the super-injunction case before his cover was blown by an attention-hungry MP?

Well, bad news kids – because Twitter’s new European boss Tony Wang has stated that the micro-blogging giant will hand over your information to the authorities if the site is “legally required” to.

Speaking at the e-G8 forum in Paris, Wang also sent a clear message to tweeters that they would be on their own should such legal action taking place, saying that people who did “bad things” would have to defend themselves.

“Platforms have a responsibility, not to defend that user but to protect that user’s right to defend him or herself,” he said.

“Let them exercise their own legal rights under their own jurisdiction, whether that is a motion to quash the order or to oppose it or do a number of other things to defend themselves.”

Now, how any court would be able to determine which tweets broke the rules of the super-injunction, and which ones were simple micky-takes is beyond us. After all, the footballer in question is extremely high profile and would have undoubtedly been subject of numerous mocking tweets daily, from opposing fans, even before this whole media storm kicked off.

It will be interesting to see how this one develops.

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