Woman faces jail over Facebook poke
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By Darren Estwick. |  |
Monday, 12, Oct 2009 12:14
By inthenews.co.uk staff.
A US woman faces up to a year in jail if she is convicted of violating a protection order by poking someone on Facebook.
Shannon Jackson, from Hendersonville, Tennessee, allegedly breached the terms of her order, similar to a restraining order, which stipulates no "telephoning, contacting or otherwise communicating with the petitioner".
She is accused of giving the petitioner a poke on Facebook, the most basic level of communication on the social networking website that allows a user to make themselves known to another without sending a message.
The Tennessean says local police have taken a screengrab of Ms Jackson's computer clearly showing she poked the woman in question.
She faces a year in prison and a $2,500 fine if found guilty at a court appearance later this month.