It all starts with a tweet. A moment in time where someone speaks her mind in 140 characters or less. By all appearances, it sounds harmless with so many tweets each day. However, a tweet may lead to a lawsuit for internet defamation. Internet defamation attorneys are very aware of this, but the ever-growing number of people on Twitter are finding out, sometimes the hard way, that statements made on social media platforms like Twitter are equally subject to claims for libel. A recent story on online defamation law highlights but one example where a National Basketball Association (NBA) referee is suing an Associated Press (AP) writer over a tweet made during a basketball game. The story notes:
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