Use of Twitter is not without legal risk in Canada. Recent cases have highlighted potential legal consequences of certain tweets and a recent JISC Legal news item discussed legal risks in Canada where inappropriate use was made of social networks, particularly Twitter. The Out-law article includes risks associated with defamatory, menacing, deceptive and threatening tweets as well as those which constitute harassment, a breach of data protection, malicious falsehood, trademark and copyright infringement. Consequences could range from a fine to imprisonment. Members of staff and learners should bear these ...