Lord McAlpine seems certain to pursue legal action against the Twitter users who libelled him recently.
This will serve a useful purpose in helping to establish whether "retweeting" (known as RT) is an endorsement or not, even if the Twitter microblog carries a disclaimer (typically expressed as: Retweeting does not mean agreement).
Sally Bercow claims that she was just drawing attention to the fact that the Lord McAlpine smear was "trending". Presumably the lawyers will want to establish how many of Sally Bercow's 56,000 followers subsequently made a reference to Lord McAlpine. By apologising presumably she has admitted guilt.
This will serve a useful purpose in helping to establish whether "retweeting" (known as RT) is an endorsement or not, even if the Twitter microblog carries a disclaimer (typically expressed as: Retweeting does not mean agreement).
Sally Bercow claims that she was just drawing attention to the fact that the Lord McAlpine smear was "trending". Presumably the lawyers will want to establish how many of Sally Bercow's 56,000 followers subsequently made a reference to Lord McAlpine. By apologising presumably she has admitted guilt.
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