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  1. Jiew's conviction shows net bystanders face criminal prosecutions for content they neither wrote, edited, nor support: j.mp/LG9Igk
  2. good summary of comments from within court from @Saksith : j.mp/KtW0kT #freejiew
  3. Prachatai prosecution begun by report to police from individual -- j.mp/KtUTBw . Should all reports lead to prosecution? #freejiew
  4. I wonder what happens when there's a report against Facebook,Twitter or ISP? Will MICT (govt) turn blind eye, or prosecute again?#freejiew
  5. decision seems to keep incentive to shutdown hosts by reporting them for lese majeste -- chilling effect for domestic thai hosts. #freejiew
  6. still waiting from analysis from many in court: implication seems to be the guilt came from the delay in deleting. That's very ambiguous!
  7. Court verdict in Jiew case: 20K Baht ($630), 8 month suspended sentence: minimum, but still sets precedent that intermediaries liable in .th
  8. US law enforcement wants back doors in Internet communication programs: news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57…
  9. More from Syria -- malware delivered via compromised Skype accounts: j.mp/JWlJCL
  10. How your poor digital security can put you and your sources at risk (a tale from Syria): j.mp/Ju1xSV
  11. Me, @SmythFrank @cseghoian @katrinskaya @emilybell Lara Logan, @sebastianjunger on journo security at Columbia Wed eve j.mp/IovE2A
  12. great, great speech by @CenDemTech 's Kevin Bankston on the #freejiew case and intermediary liability. j.mp/Ios6NI
  13. verdict delayed for Thai webmaster: j.mp/JvJ4cU
  14. Following #freejiew for live feed of @jiew case judgement 11PM EST Sunday -- crucial moment for online press freedom in Thailand, SE Asia
  15. the mortal cost of protecting valuable journalistic data, in Cambodia: j.mp/Ijn1IH