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Man Served Restraining Order Via Facebook

Posted by samzenpus on from the worst-friend-request-ever dept.

schliz writes "An Australian man has been served a restraining order via Facebook, after unsuccessful attempts by police to reach him by phone and in person. The man was a 'prolific Facebook user' who had allegedly threatened, bullied and harassed a former partner online. He was served both interim and final intervention orders by Facebook, after a local magistrate upheld the interim order indefinitely."

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  1. Good luck with that. by Nesman64 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not the John Smith you're looking for? Click here for more.

    Usually the person that serves the subpoena doesn't know the person being served. The profile picture and semi-private info on someone's profile shouldn't be enough to hold up in court. Not to mention the number of people that use a pic of their kids or something else as their profile pic.

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  2. Restraining order via Facebook by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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