Your Tweets Can Land You In Jail

Twitter fights have become almost an everyday thing on "naija Twitter". Its not uncommon to see two or more people call themselves out and describe each other with such unflattering words that would make even a heartless drone cringe. Some countries have started holding people accountable for their tweets and it seems Nigeria is following in their footsteps with the recent rumours that the actress Tonto Dikeh might face jail time for a picture of her holding a wrap of weed she uploaded on twitter. I hope She drops the soap...ah i digress.

Legislators in Grenada have gone a step further, they have passed a bill into law that holds people liable for their tweets, in Grenada it has become a criminal offence to insult somebody or organization on any social network especially Twitter. Grenada's legal affairs Minister Mr Elvis Nimrod told the AP: "we have problems when some use the technology to engage in mischief". If you insult someone's name or character you could face a fine of $37,000 or up to 3 years in jail, the Associated Press reported.

The Law itself might be harder to implement than it looks because everybody might feel slighted by some other persons crude jokes or remarks. It would suck to be a judge in grenada at the moment because some people might bring very irrelevant cases to court.
it might also take the excitement out of social media because people would have to watch what they say or do online.

Grenada is known for their exotic beaches and resorts

People logon to their social network accounts and become a more daring version of themselves they say what they like and promote whatever kind of behaviour they deem fit. They provoke people they would never have had contact with if not for social media. As sickening as this "Trollism" is, it sometimes creates excitement and adds to the allure of this social networks.

Personally I think people should be liable for their tweets, that "i am not my tweets" argument is not tenable. The internet allows free speech and Twitter themselves haven't placed restrictions on how people should act but you know as with everything free people tend to take it for granted. What is your take on this? Should social media be censored? Please use the comment section.

Source: AP, GraphicMaps.com
Via:CNET

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