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On Friday, a Toronto court found Gregory Alan Elliott not guilty of criminally harassing two prominent feminist activists on Twitter.

The Crown brought two charges of criminal harassment and one charge of breaking a peace bond against Elliott for his communications with Stephanie Guthrie and Heather Reilly, who testified at trial that Elliott kept tabs on them and continually commented on their activities even after they blocked him.

The case is believed to be the first in Canada involving criminal harassment over Twitter and could set a precedent for future cases of online harassment.