Experts call

initiative to educate the public about the ease with which tweets may end in imprisonment

The arrest of a teenager by police investigating abuse Olympic diving star Tom Daley on Twitter has prompted calls for a new initiative to raise awareness about the ease with which one can tweet end in a prison sentence.

Atalie Matthews, a partner at Bindmans, a firm specializing in the law of human rights, said that the mobile phone companies must provide advice to schools and shops, and have children and adults aware of the serious consequences that can result from sending abusive messages, including prison sentences and heavy fines.

"I think the mobile phone companies to give more advice when people buy phones because let's face it, most children live online these days. They produce incredible amounts of money and they must take the initiative and help educate everyone, "he said.

Matthews added that the responsibility should be on Vodafone, O2 and others put up posters in shops and brochures on packet telephony what is legal and what is illegal to say in a tweet .

"Unfortunately, there is a growth industry. Twitter just seems to bring out the worst in people, but people need to know, violence is not an act sanctionless . Goto be followed by the police and continue, "he said.

during the last six months, there were half a dozen cases involving police investigating Twitter posts, one of which led to a student being imprisoned after posting offensive and step after the collapse racist footballer Fabrice Muamba. Liam Stacey served half of his sentence of 56 days and told not to return to the campus of the University of Swansea.

Joshua Cryer, another student, also was convicted after the publication of a series of racist tweets aimed at footballer Stan Collymore. The judge ruled that fall into the category of "patently offensive" and sentenced to a community order for two years.

has been convicted of an offense under section 127 of the Communications Act of 2003, which is now considered a catch-all for all the comments on the Internet.

prohibited messages or other materials submitted by the "public electronic communications network" that is "patently offensive or indecent, obscene or menacing."

caught was this act that Paul Chambers, about the famous "Twitter joke trial", which was authorized last week to send a message of "threatening character" when he joked that he was going to blow up an airport.

"Twitter users are subject to the general law of the land, and no exemption from social media," he said.

crimes may be committed under the Communications Act of 1988 malicious, which was originally designed to fight against poisons "pen" letters and Public Order Act 1986, which covers crimes committed by a mobile phone when traveling, according to lawyers. Protection against Harassment Act 1997 can be invoked after only two abusive messages.

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