A former NSW schoolboy who posted abusive and defamatory statements on Twitter and Facebook about a teacher at his school ordered to pay $105,000 damages … NSW District Court Judge Michael Elkaim found “the effect of the publication on the plaintiff was devastating” … Patrick George reports. Continue reading
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There are three legal weapons that you may find in your armoury to protect you against attacks from others in the online environment. These are weapons which you may find turned on you. They are the laws of defamation, privacy and harassment. Continue reading
Courtney Love has successfully defended her former lawyer’s US Twitter libel claim – ‘Twibel’ as it been labelled by media and on social media. The case has been lauded as breaking new ground in defining the nexus of social media and defamation. Continue reading
It was not so long ago that we wrote that Twitter appeared to be grasping the nettle and taking its role as a responsible social media platform seriously. However, Twitter’s abject failure to deal with the recent abuse levelled at Stan Collymore, an ex-premiership footballer, suggests our assessment might have been ill-judged. Continue reading
Social media offers its users an extraordinary and unprecedented freedom to communicate and let their voice be heard. But the abuse, bullying, harassment and trolling that has taken place in recent months on sites such as Facebook, Twitter and ask.fm has not gone unnoticed. Continue reading
Before the Christmas break, twitter indicated how it intends to tackle two of its main challenges in 2014, namely: trolls and the spread of false information. This article provides a brief summary of these strategies (one of which was disclosed by a leak) and comments on their effectiveness. Continue reading
Another week another professional footballer facing a red card as a result of ill-advised tweeting; the latest casualty of failing to realise that tweets sent in the heat of the moment can have long lasting consequences on their careers, bank balances and self-esteem even if deleted from their account. Continue reading
While the nation takes its long seasonal break, the world of social media never sleeps. There have been a number of interesting developments in relation to social media and cyber bullying over recent weeks. Clare Brown provides a round up. Continue reading
We have, from time to time, drawn the attention of our readers to Gary Hayes’ remarkable “Social Media Counter” – which provides daily, weekly, monthly and yearly figures for activities on Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, Instagram and other social media. Continue reading
Tweeting under the pseudonym “Old Holborn”, Robert Ambridge actively seeks controversy. The self-professed “‘leave me alone’ pioneer type Libertarian” was recently the subject of a CPS investigation following his decision to post a picture of two overweight women on Twitter and callously state that they were the reason for the Hillsborough Disaster. Continue reading
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