Jurors are told to stay away from the internet. Is that really possible these days?
What if, during the six weeks or so of a trial you need to pay bills, check your wages, make a hospital appointment, claim benefits, get your weekly shopping or buy a new fridge?

I don't know about anyone else, but I get news articles popping up under quite a lot of these essential sites.

The advice means that jurors should avoid internet items concerning the relevant case.

For years I've successfully avoided any news coverage of Tottenham Hotspurs and others.

Use a desktop or laptop.

Don't go news sites.

Yes I don't think it is realistic either and probably rarely happens. Also, most have addiction problems with their phones, so will struggle with that in the same way they may to suddenly stop smoking. It will make them agitated and distracted, and so how can they concentrate on the trial?

The other interesting point for me is what is essentially being instructed is: stay away from the media. It's current poison levels is implicit in the judicial instruction.

Green Man wrote:
Use a desktop or laptop.

Don't go news sites.

I do. I still have items popping up that I haven't asked for.
Presumably, the judges have experienced the same, or they would tell us to stay off news and social sites not the whole internet?

Wyot wrote:
Yes I don't think it is realistic either and probably rarely happens. Also, most have addiction problems with their phones, so will struggle with that in the same way they may to suddenly stop smoking. It will make them agitated and distracted, and so how can they concentrate on the trial?

The other interesting point for me is what is essentially being instructed is: stay away from the media. It's current poison levels is implicit in the judicial instruction.

I love using a burner phone and I still use a laptop with Windows XP still does every thing I need to do for work. For example invoicing, emails, browsing. My partner did buy me a new laptop a couple of years ago but I use that for Skype or Zoom to talk to friends. It has no documents.

If I am not work then I am outdoors.