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SuperSport commentator fired for tweeting

By Candice Jones: @candicejones

25 Feb 2011

SuperSport has let go of rugby commentator Andrew (Tank) Lanning after he revealed market-sensitive information about the company on popular social media platform Twitter.

SuperSport commentator fired for tweeting

The broadcaster's communications manager, Clinton van der Berg, says it "regrets that Lanning, while attending a commentary workshop at SuperSport on Wednesday [23 February 2011], chose to tweet various confidential matters pertaining to both SuperSport and SA Rugby".

Van der Berg says Lanning's actions were contrary to company policy. Although the company has a social media policy in place, it says this wasn't necessarily breached. However, Lanning's posts breached confidentiality and would have been actionable no matter the medium used.

Continue reading the full story on www.TechCentral.co.za.

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Candice Jones is company writer and media advisor at Cell C (www.cellc.co.za). She used to be deputy editor of www.TechCentral.co.za. Follow her on Twitter at @CandiceJones.