Online speculation could be breaking law - media lawyer
There have been lots of media lawyers doing the rounds today, explaining the areas of potential legal jeopardy in cases like this - one in particular.
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Mark Stephens told the BBC earlier that people posting on social media about the unnamed BBC presenter are in danger of breaking the law.
Speaking on Radio 4's Today programme, he explained that the laws of defamation come into play when even suggestions of someone's identity are made online.
"Even if you don't say 'it is' - by asking the question 'is it?' and identifying an individual - what you are doing is saying 'I believe this individual is bad or could have possibly behaved in a reprehensible way," the media lawyer told our radio colleagues.
Stephens went on to say lawyers call this Twible - a combination of Twitter and libel - and that dealing with cases of it provide a "crust" for many lawyers.
Source: BBC
