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Civil Liberties

Facebook Fosters Violence, Says U.K. Judge

It's all that speaking freely, and such

Reason Staff | 9.27.2012 8:52 PM

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Facebook has been criticised by a judge for encouraging violence because people feel more they can post offensive messages they would never say face to face.

 Facebook has been criticised by a judge for encouraging violence because people feel more they can post offensive messages they would never say face to face.

Judge Nigel Gilmour, sitting at Liverpool Crown Court, said the site fuelled a violent attack by Daniel Cannon, 17, in which he used "his teeth as a weapon" to bite off a chunk of friend's ear.

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