Apologise on Facebook or go to jail, court tells US man

Source: news.com.au

• Man in court over Facebook comments about estranged wife
• Offered chance to make daily Facebook apologies for a month
• He claims the court ruling violates his freedom of speech

A US man who was threatened with jail time for posting comments about his estranged wife on his personal Facebook page unless he posted daily apologies for a month says the court ruling violates his freedom of speech.

Mark Byron of Cincinnati is making the apology to avoid 60 days in jail, but he plans to appeal the domestic relations court ruling. Byron and free speech and media experts say it should concern other users of the social networking site.

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