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Cops and courts take social media seriously

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Philadelphia Daily News

Law enforcement, here and nationwide, is evolving and taking an increasingly serious approach to supposed jokes and perceived threats that are posted on social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. "As people communicate more this way, as Facebook or email or text messaging become primary means of communicating, you would suspect that police are there watching what people are saying," said David Post, a professor at Temple's Beasley School of Law.