Punishment for defamer: Send 100 tweets of apology

CNET - I am sure that soccer star Ryan Giggs and others who feel they have somehow been hard done by in writing, will be fueled with enthusiasm for this tale of birching by Twitter.

For the Associated Press reports that Fahmi Fadzil, an aide to an opposition politician and commentator on social issues, was made to undergo a very painful ritual punishment for having defamed a magazine publisher.

Yes, an out-of-court settlement forced him to write 100 tweets of apology over three days. Sadly, it seems these tweets all had to enjoy the same construction.

Which meant that "I am heartbroken to have defamed the great and bountiful magazine publisher" was not followed by "I am on my knees in desperate supplication for forgiveness after my heinous and untrue words."

 
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However, Fadzil has been made to regularly tweet: "I've DEFAMED Blu Inc. Media and Female Magazine. My tweets on their HR policies are untrue. I retract those words and hereby apologize."     Read More