Tag: Defamation
The government’s planned ‘anti-troll’ laws won’t help most victims of online trolling
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Last Monday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Michaelia Cash announced proposed new legislation aimed at making online “trolls” accountable for their actions.
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High Court rules media are liable for Facebook comments on their stories. Here’s what that means for your favourite Facebook pages
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A publisher can be held responsible for defamatory comments readers leave on its Facebook pages, the High Court ruled yesterday, in a decision...
Before you write that scathing online review, beware of defamation
Writing an online review can be cathartic.
But you can be sued for defamation if you disaparage a person’s reputation.
Having suffered some...