Seems like professional sports leagues aren't big fans of Twitter and other social media tools.
The US Open has taken a stand against tweeting as they believe confidential information could possibly be relayed back to sport gambling agencies.
"Many of you will have Twitter accounts in order for your fans to follow you and to become more engaged in you and the sport - and this is great," the notices read. "However popular it is, it is important to warn you of some of the dangers posted by Twittering as it relates to the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program Rules." - (Canoe.ca, By Howard Fendrich, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
I guess if a player sees another player attending to an injury, the information could be sent out to sport bookies and other people who could benefit from that information.
The NFL has also sent out a warning to any players using Twitter.
The plays and strategies that teams come up with can win and lose games. Sharing any of this information could be very detrimental to a teams success.
"They fear opponents might gain a competitive advantage from even the briefest tweet about injuries, personnel decisions, trick plays or food. The Chargers allow players to tweet, but fined cornerback Antonio Cromartie US$2,500 for using Twitter to complain about training camp chow."
I think it's fair to expect more and more of this. Professional athletes can connect to fans without any regulations. The teams who pay their salaries do have a right to step in but how much is too much?
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