Woman faces jail over Facebook poke

A US woman faces up to a year in jail if she is convicted of violating a protection order by poking someone on Facebook.

Shannon Jackson, from Hendersonville, Tennessee, allegedly breached the terms of her order, similar to a restraining order, which stipulates no 'telephoning, contacting or otherwise communicating with the petitioner'.

She is accused of giving the petitioner a poke on Facebook, the most basic level of communication on the social networking website that allows a user to make themselves known to another without sending a message.

The Tennessean says local police have taken a screengrab of Ms Jackson's computer clearly showing she poked the woman in question.

She faces a year in prison and a $2,500 fine if found guilty at a court appearance later this month.