This one’s for my tweeple

Eric Bianchi
December 21, 2010
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twitter-allowed-in-courtHave you ever sat in a courtroom and thought to yourself that there’s more celebrity gossip going on that the world need know about? You could have some Hollywood news that EVERYONE will want to know!

If you live in the UK then it’s possible that you can inform all your tweeple of the latest goings on should you find yourself in a court of law – and you don’t even have to do the sneaky mobile phone move.

In the past if you’d been caught on your phone in court then it’s likely a big stocky man would have asked you to leave. Following the case of Wikileaks founder and the international fugitive house elf, Julian Assange, the rules have changed – for the good.

A Daily Mail article quotes Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge as saying that “live, text-based communications” are allowed as cases unfold, on condition it does not interfere with justice. The decision will be down to the judge overlooking the certain case, and it’s thought that this has been done primarily with the press in mind.

So, as long as you’re discreet and don’t disturb the judicial process it looks like you can use your mobile phone in court for “journalistic purposes.” It certainly brings a whole new facet to tabloid journalism.

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