06.17.09
St Louis Adult Entertainment: Three Strikes Against Tony La Russa’s Twitter Lawsuit
The Tony La Russa phony Twitter account, according to USA Today , included a line that stated: “Bio parodies are fun for everyone.”
The account is no longer online, so we can’t see it firsthand — but that sure sounds to me like a clear indication that it wasn’t the real deal.
Strike 3: Trying to blame Twitter for its users’ actions.
Everything else aside, if La Russa really has a problem with user-created content on Twitter, attacking Twitter itself is not necessarily the answer. Parts of the case are reminiscent of the distorted logic that led South Carolina’s attorney general to threaten Craigslist over its “erotic services” section last month. The A.G. huffed and puffed and swore he’d sue the company, even file criminal charges , if it didn’t follow his plan to wipe prostitution ads off the site.
See the full article from “PC World”