Fans of a British daily beat back a legal gag that prevents media from reporting a question raised in parliament by firing up their social-networking associations, Sky News reported today.

Writing on Twitter, Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger thanked fellow users for their "fantastic support," adding that this was a "[g]reat victory for free speech," according to in the news. The issue sought to be suppressed related to the oil company Trafigura. Twitter complaints brought the censorship attempt to a sudden standstill.
The law firm at the centre of the unprecedented attempt to prevent the Guardian reporting parliamentary proceedings will be reported to the Law Society, according to an article in the Guardian.

Parliamentarian Peter Bottomley made clear his intention to seek a sanction against Carter Ruck during the prime minister's question time this afternoon, The Argus reported today.