Quebec Courtrooms Become Twittter-Free Zones

BY: 

Dave Forde
April 16, 2013

Judge JudyThe hammer has come down in the province of Quebec this week as a new ruling governing the use of electronic communications and technology come into effect which in effect will ban the use of Twitter.  The social network is not alone, as emails and text messages have also been band from being used to community in courtrooms without the consent of a judge, although lawyers and journalists will be able to use the electronic devices for taking notes.

At this point in time this ruling only applies to Quebec, other provinces have different degrees on this ruling and it is a province by province based scenario.

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Dave Forde


Dave “The Connector” Forde has been involved in the marketing, public relations and technology industry across Canada for over 20 years in various sales and marketing roles, he launched The Connected One network of business sites which connects buyers to the right sellers. Profectio and PR In Canada covers news about the marketing and public relations industry each day helping professionals advance their career and businesses. He also serves as an advisor to a number of businesses across the country. Find Dave on LinkedIn and Twitter.


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