A Premier League footballer yesterday launched a legal bid to silence Twitter and those who use it.
The footballer – who was granted a privacy injunction over his adulterous affair with Big Brother contestant Imogen Thomas – was among those named on the social media site earlier this month.
His name has already been the subject of intense speculation on the internet and has been published in several countries.
His groundbreaking legal action came on the same day that top judges sought to strengthen privacy laws and even threatened to stop MPs and Lords discussing gagging orders in Parliament.
The married Premier League football star is suing Twitter
The footballer’s action will test if judges determined to censor British newspapers can also gag the electronic media and those who post illicit information on them.
It also raises the question of whether Twitter, which is based in San Francisco and has no base in the UK, can be brought to heel by the British courts.
Not sure of the forum rules of posting this information, so won't say who is apparently is, but according to Sky News (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/VIDEO-Super-Injunctions-Legal-Action-Against-Twitter-As-Study-Into-Use-Of-Gagging-Orders-Published/Article/201105315996477?lpos=UK_News_Top_Stories_Header_0&lid=ARTICLE_15996477_VIDEO_Super-Injunctions%3A_Legal_Action_Against_Twitter_As_Study_Into_Use_Of_Gagging_Orders_Published) shows a spike in the footballers name £trending" so a search on Twitter for Imogen Thomas will bring up lots of tweets about her...
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