Twitter joke trial defendant wins appeal against his ridiculous conviction

The man at the centre of what is known as the ‘Twitter joke trial’, has won his High Court challenge against conviction.

Paul Chambers was found guilty of sending a menacing tweet, threatening to blow up Robin Hood airport. The result sparked outrage and created a ‘Spartacus effect‘ on the micro messaging site as supporters tweeted similar messages.

Celebrities also showed their support for Chambers with Stephen Fry offering to fund the fight to have the conviction overturned.

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