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U.K. Court Approves Injunction Service by Twitter
A U.K. High Court has approved the service of an injunction order on a defendant by the popular micro-blogging site, Twitter. The court held that an anonymous user accused of impersonating another prominent blogger on the site must cease and desist and reveal his or her identity to the court. Given the anonymous nature of the defendant, service through normal channels would likely be ineffective and thus, service through the Twitter mechanism was approved.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8285954.stm http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/01/twitter-injunction