Footballer obtaines a High Court order asking Twitter to reveal details of users - GoFuckYourself.com

halfpint · 05-21-2011, 11:31 AM

Footballer's Twitter disclosure order prompts online action

Hundreds of Twitter users have reacted to a footballer's bid to find out who is putting information about him on the website by posting new messages online.

The player, who an injunction says can only be identified as CTB, is taking action against ex-Big Brother star Imogen Thomas and the Sun newspaper.

He has now obtained a High Court order asking Twitter to reveal details of users who had revealed his identity.

Twitter has not commented but hundreds of users have repeated his name online.
'Fully entitled'

Papers lodged in the High Court against Twitter and "persons unknown" request disclosure of Twitter users said to have published confidential details.

The order against the US-based micro-blogging website requires Twitter to disclose the requested information within seven days - or within the appropriate time required by the law in California, where it has its headquarters.
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ANALYSIS
image of Torin Douglas Torin Douglas BBC media correspondent

Once again Twitter finds itself centre stage in the debate over privacy.

Two weeks ago, one Twitter follower made a concerted attempt to challenge the law by pulling together, in a short burst of tweets, the names of celebrities thought to have taken out gagging orders.

Jemima Khan poured petrol on the flames by tweeting a denial, giving broadcasters and newspapers a legitimate peg to run the story.

Websites such as Twitter have put a huge strain on the ability of the courts to enforce gagging orders and it has been widely assumed there is no legal redress against them.

The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said this week that digital media had made an ass of the law and it was hard to enforce injunctions against Twitter because it was incorporated in the United States.

Now it seems the law is about to be tested.

Lawyers at Schillings, who represent CTB, have issued a statement clarifying the action it has taken.

It said it was not suing Twitter but had made an application "to obtain limited information concerning the unlawful use of Twitter by a small number of individuals who may have breached a court order".

It comes days after a High Court judge said the footballer was "fully entitled" to anonymity.

Justice Eady has reserved judgement on lifting the injunction after a private hearing with the man's lawyers, the Sun and former Miss Wales Imogen Thomas in London.

More here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13482403

ottopottomouse · 05-21-2011, 11:41 AM

Seeing as his name is everywhere except the uk media the more fuss he makes the more it looks like attention seeking rather than attempting to conceal his name.

Wilsy · 05-21-2011, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ottopottomouse

Seeing as his name is everywhere except the uk media the more fuss he makes the more it looks like attention seeking rather than attempting to conceal his name.

Who is it?

Paul Markham · 05-21-2011, 11:45 AM

It took me 5 minutes to find the name of the footballer. The problem is the poster is clearly promoting his site and that calls into doubt the information he's giving out.

Is it the truth or is it spamming?

halfpint · 05-21-2011, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by andrew.r

Who is it?

yeah i want to know who he is as well lol ..oh wait he might take GFY to court if his name is mentioned here

ottopottomouse · 05-21-2011, 01:02 PM

Man U 11

marcop · 05-21-2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ottopottomouse

Man U 11

Ryan Giggs?

blackmonsters · 05-21-2011, 01:40 PM

People think the internet is an open forum to "fuck with people".

LOL @ their ass in a sling.

halfpint · 05-21-2011, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ottopottomouse

Man U 11

Ohh lol starts with and R and ends with a G

halfpint · 05-21-2011, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcop

Ryan Giggs?

He is gonna come after u now

d-null · 05-21-2011, 01:42 PM

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is taking action against ex-Big Brother star Imogen Thomas and the Sun newspaper.

what is this about exactly?

marcop · 05-21-2011, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by halfpint

He is gonna come after u now

Good... I'm a life-long Chelsea fan, so I'll be waiting for him.

halfpint · 05-21-2011, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d-null

what is this about exactly?

He allegedly played away from home .. a bit of skulduggery

halfpint · 05-21-2011, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by marcop

Good... I'm a life-long Chelsea fan, so I'll be waiting for him.

Lets just hope he dont read GFY mind you that would be another scandel to write about

ottopottomouse · 05-21-2011, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by marcop

Good... I'm a life-long Chelsea fan, so I'll be waiting for him.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4273323542_d3c565a168.jpg

blackmonsters · 05-21-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ottopottomouse

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4273323542_d3c565a168.jpg

WTF?

Did she try to give Shane Deisle a blow job without applying lip balm?

DVTimes · 05-21-2011, 02:14 PM

http://twitter.com/injunctionsuper

halfpint · 05-21-2011, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ottopottomouse

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4273323542_d3c565a168.jpg

ohhh the Chelsea smile

lagcam · 05-21-2011, 08:26 PM

If it really is the named guy, which let's remember it MAY not be. He has been a fantastic professional and hitherto great role model, whether you like his team or not.

Sounds to me like whoever the guy is, he is just trying whatever he can to save as much as he can of his multi million pound wealth from his wife's future divorce lawyer.

Rangermoore · 05-21-2011, 11:10 PM

Unless a US court orders twitter to give up the details it means nothing.. Twitter is based in California..

Deputy Chief Command · 05-21-2011, 11:36 PM

http://twitter.com/#!/desireerouge

DamianJ · 05-22-2011, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

It took me 5 minutes to find the name of the footballer.

Really? FIVE FUCKING MINUTES?

Are you no good at google?

Don't you understand how it works?

It took me 2 seconds.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=foo...ient=firefox-a

Fuck, getting old must really suck.

You poor bastard.

halfpint · 05-22-2011, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rangermoore

Unless a US court orders twitter to give up the details it means nothing.. Twitter is based in California..

I really hope twitter tells him to fuck off. All these rich spoiled brats think they can hide behind the law all the time using money. He fucked up so what, he should take it like a man ..ohh wait half the footballers are not men they are nothing but cry babys

Paul Markham · 05-22-2011, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamianJ

Really? FIVE FUCKING MINUTES?

Are you no good at google?

Don't you understand how it works?

It took me 2 seconds.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=foo...ient=firefox-a

Fuck, getting old must really suck.

You poor bastard.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamianJ

It's a shame when people revert to name calling.

https://gfy.com/showpost.php?p=18157509&postcount=403

TheDA · 05-22-2011, 02:11 AM

I hope the little fucker gets exactly what's coming to him.

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