[NetBehaviour] UK Twitter Users Declare 'I'm Spartacus'.

[marc garrett]

UK Twitter Users Declare 'I'm Spartacus'.

"Tweeters have joined forces to support Paul Chambers 
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11742182), the man convicted and 
fined for a Twitter message threatening to blow up an airport. A 
so-called 'I'm Spartacus' campaign encouraging users to 're-tweet' his 
words has also become a huge hit. The hashtag #IAmSpartacus is currently 
the number one trending topic on Twitter in the UK, with 
#twitterjoketrial in second place. Chambers is believed to be the first 
person convicted in the UK for posting an offensive tweet. After the 
hearing, actor and Twitter fan Stephen Fry tweeted that he would pay 
Chambers' fine. Comedian Dara O'Briain tweeted that the verdict was 
'ludicrous' while Peep Show actor David Mitchell said it was 'punishment 
for flippancy.'"