A Brighton man was held overnight by police yesterday after being arrested for not having a Facebook account. Sussex Police confirmed today that the man, 37, who was questioned for over 16 hours was one of the first in the country to be detained since new laws were introduced in September.
Posted: Nov 8th, 2011
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Stand aside ‘Planking’, move over ‘Batmanning’, there’s a new game in town. ‘Working’ is the new craze which has Facebook users flocking to upload photos of themselves engaged in the most menial, soul-destroying jobs, while wishing they’d paid more attention at school.
Posted: Oct 4th, 2011
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‘Maybe if people have to pay to be told that they’re wrong, perhaps then they’ll start to understand that their naivety is being exploited.’
Posted: Sep 29th, 2011
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‘If a pharaoh wanted to let his friends know how he was, he’d just instant message them by carving a status update like ‘wavy line, owl, big eye, smiley face’ onto his wall.’
Posted: Sep 27th, 2011
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As people across the world put their personal spin on big global news events, shocking new statistics suggest they may be wasting their time.
Posted: Sep 12th, 2011
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