[Chapter-delegates] BBC RADIO 1

[David Vyorst]

Hi Christian,
Twitter has released various reports about law enforcement requests. A good
starting point is their law enforcement policy page:
https://support.twitter.com/articles/41949-guidelines-for-law-enforcement

Additionally, LexisNexus recently published a report about the role of
social media in law enforcement:

http://www.lexisnexis.com/risk/newsevents/press-release.aspx?id=1342623085481181




On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:45 AM, Christian de Larrinaga
<cdel at firsthand.net>wrote:

> Sorry to repost but can I emphasise if you are in one these countries or
> another high ranking nation of tweeters! then getting some comparison from
> you would be very helpful.
>
> Personally speaking it would be very interesting to see responses from
> ISOC community from each of the world's regions.
>
> thanks again
>
>
> Christian
>
>
>
>  As a result we wonder how the UK compares to other countries in the
> world – in particular the US, Japan, India and Spain. These are the other 4
> countries, along with the UK, who make up the Top 5 Tweeters (Source *
> Alexa.com*).
>
>
>
> thanks
>
> Christian
>
>
>
> The UK/England chapter has received a request from a BBC Radio Newsbeat
> journalist as below.
>
> As this involves getting data from other countries  in particular as he
> puts it 'free democratic countries' I thought I'd put this to ISOC chapters
> to see if anybody has some information they can share or point to reliable
> resources to establish or guide authoring a useful comparison.
>
> The context I expect is the recent arrest of a teenager for posting
> allegedly abusive tweets on a British UK athlete. There is a perception
> that the UK is particularly draconian about jumping on posters and the
> question is to get comparisons from other countries.
>
> Any responses to me will be collated and forwarded to Declan and maybe
> published unless you specifically ask for redaction. I would prefer if
> possible to have this by the close of the weekend ahead Aug 5th. So I am
> not looking for anybody to prepare a new thesis or paper but would like any
> relevant links, posts, examples, that are already available and if possible
> a paragraph on what the local perception is on these issues. Any pointers
> to researchers in this area would also be helpful.
>
> thank you!
>
>
>
> Christian
>
>
> On 2 Aug 2012, at 07:40, Declan Harvey wrote:
>
>
> Hi Christian,****
> ** **
> Thanks for getting back to me. I haven’t heard from Olivier yet.****
> ** **
> I should also have explained. We are interested in comparing the UK’s
> approach to the approach of other ‘free democratic countries’ that do not
> have internet restrictions already in place; in particular the UK, Japan,
> Brazil and India.****
> ** **
> Thanks.****
> Declan.****
> ** **
>
>
> ** **
> ** **
> On 31 Jul 2012, at 12:33, Declan Harvey wrote:****
>
>
> ****
> Hello,****
>  ****
> My name is Declan Harvey, I’m a news reporter with *BBC Radio 1*.****
>  ****
> In recent weeks Radio 1 has spent considerable time taking about the rules
> and risks of what our listeners can post on Twitter/Facebook et al.****
>  ****
> There have been many high profile cases of late, including one involving
> Tom Daley today. We have spoken to the Attorney General for example who
> says the government take it very seriously. Police forces have also told us
> they have special teams dedicated to cracking down on “malicious
> communications”.****
>  ****
> As a result we wonder how the UK compares to other countries in the world
> – in particular the US, Japan, India and Spain. These are the other 4
> countries, along with the UK, who make up the Top 5 Tweeters (Source *
> Alexa.com*).****
>  ****
> Researchers at Oxford University have told me the UK is “incredibly heavy
> handed” in comparison with others when it comes to reacting to comments.**
> **
>  ****
> I was wondering if you had any thoughts or knowledge of this comparison
> and situation.****
>  ****
> If you had a moment and could call me for a quick chat – *not for
> broadcast* – then I’d really appreciate it. My number is below.****
>  ****
> Kindest thanks,****
>  ****
> Declan.****
>
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