> > > A footballer protected by one of the British "superinjunctions" is > > suing Twitter and persons unknown after he was alleged on Twitter to > > have had an affair. Something that could have repercussions for > > Wikipedia. > > > > > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/may/20/twitter-sued-by-footballer-over-privacy > > > > > Speaking as someone who's been in the middle of this exact issue from the > Wikipedia perspective, edits similar to the one described to have been made > on Twitter were removed multiple times from our own site over an extended > period: not because of the injunction, but because it was contentious and > negative information that could not be reliably sourced. Our BLP policy > has > worked. > > It won't be too long before a reputable news source covers the whole issue - or indeed a British Parliamentarian raises it under parliamentary privilege.
Then, of course, the material will be in the article even if there is still an outstanding superinjunction > Risker/Anne > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
