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South Carolina Student Censured Over Tweets
Source: Mobiledia - 15 September 2011

A South Carolina student body president was censured by his peers for inflammatory Twitter posts, raising questions about free speech and social media.Student government leaders stopped short of impeaching College of Charleston student body president Ross Kressel, 21, over his Twitter postings allegedly bashing women, homosexuals and African-Americans. After a hearing...

Rapper in Trouble Over Tweet
Source: Mobiledia - 16 August 2011

Rapper "The Game" may face legal action because of a Twitter prank, as celebrities continue to get themselves in trouble using the social network.The Game tweeted a phone number to fans last Friday night, telling his more than half a million followers to call it if they were interested in applying for an internship with him. However, the phone number the Game tweeted ...

NUTS: Google's Legal Issues Continue, Apple's iPhone 4 Still Sells Well
Source: Mobiledia - 30 July 2011

Google's legal and governmental woes drag on, while Apple's sales remain strong despite the iPhone 5's highly anticipated arrival.News Under the Sun is a weekly column rounding up all the events on in the mobile industry. Want the news but don't want it every day? Subscribe to our weekly Facebook or Twitter page.No Resolution for Google and OracleGoogle may still have...

Steelers' Mendenhall Sues Sponsor After Osama Tweets
Source: Mobiledia - 27 July 2011

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall filed a lawsuit against a company that terminated his endorsement deal over comments he made on Twitter, re-igniting a debate over what role social media should play in disciplinary action.Sports-apparel company Champion, which owns Hanesbrand, terminated Mendenhall's sponsorship deal after the athlete tweeted questi...