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Oscar's social media hell

By Rod Baker

12 Apr 2013

NEWSWATCH: Comments on social media about Oscar Pistorius and the killing of Reeva Steenkamp have turned his life into a living hell, reports Times Live. Mail & Guardian reports the row between Icasa and Wireless Business Solutions has become ugly, and IOL reports Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is going into politics.

(Image: Elvar Pálsson, via Wikimedia Commons)

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Times Live: Social media comments 'disturb' Pistorius family... Some observers might be forgiven for thinking this country is absolutely alive with legal eagles - given the tone of many of the social media comments in which those posting them have apparently had the legal know-how to try, judge and sentence Pistorius. And this is all before he has even come to trial.
So it's not surprising that the family is less than happy with what they view as "the disregard that is being shown by some - specifically those commenting via social media - for the profound pain that Reeva's family and friends are going through". They are not the only ones... there are some people out there who are also not happy with what they view as a "trial by social media" (see also Pist off by Pistorius tweets).
Mail & Guardian: Fury and ire fuel Icasa-WBS fire... Icasa finally went out and took action against Wireless Business Solutions (WBS). Since then, the spat has taken on a distinctly ugly aspect.
IOL: Zuckerberg enters world of politics... Forward with Zuckerberg... He has joined other leaders in Silicon Valley and launched a political group - Fwd.us (pronounced "forward us").
Their aim is to change immigration policy, boost education and encourage investment in scientific research.

Rod Baker

About Rod Baker

Rod Baker is Content Director at Bizcommunity.com. A journalist since before computers, he worked on a wide range of magazines and, in his youth, rose through the ranks from being a lowly and abused sub-editor, to a high and still abused editor and publisher. He has been editor and publisher of a number of magazines, as well as a newspaper. He has edited many books, and written a number too. Email him at moc.ytinummoczib@dor.