British newspapers call situation 'farcical'
(NEWSER) - Some 30,000 people—and climbing—have tweeted the identity of a soccer player in Britain who, looking to hush up rumors that he had an affair, got a gag order to prevent the media from revealing his name—meaning those Twitterers may now be in breach. It's an increasingly "farcical" situation that shows the impossibility of controlling information in the Information Age, reports the Independent . Things started to heat up on Saturday when a law firm representing the player announced that "an application has been made to obtain limited information concerning the unlawful use of Twitter by a small number of individuals who may have breached a court order," after a journalist reportedly tweeted the player's name. More»
