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"Just recently, one man was forced to pay 90,000 pounds (plus costs) because of two tweets that were seen by an estimated 65 people in England and Wales."

Wow. That is scary. How do these laws work? What if my allegedly libelous statement is a "friend's only" post that somehow gets around to the supposed victim? Do the courts even make any distinctions regarding technical details?




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