Trial by Twitter
Ariel Levy on the Steubenville rape case, social media’s role in the investigation, and the online vigilantes who set out to shame the accused.
They had been "talking"—a porous term for a relationship that can involve spending time together or just courting through social media. A prosecutor asked if they'd been dating. He replied that some people "may look at it as that." He meant people on the outside of adolescent culture.