Some companies have formed media response teams to monitor broadly disseminated negative comments. More recently, however, companies have begun fighting back by bringing lawsuits against such individuals. This article discusses recent social media defamation cases and the evolving case law in this area,...
The ease with which content can be shared on social media platforms, coupled with perceived anonymity, has contributed to a rise in online defamation cases. Some famous examples of social media defamation cases include Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Courtney Love, and James Woods. They have all beeni...
Social media offers a platform for the sharing of information; however, the use of social media presents unique and significant legal challenges and potential liability, including the issues of jurisdiction and defamation. In Durand v Higgins, 2024 ABKB 108 (“Durand”), the Albe...
Thus, they may need to rely on misleading or deceptive conduct laws under the Australian Consumer Law4 (ACL) rather than defamation. 3. This can become particularly relevant if disparaging comments are made about a company in the context of social media. An opinion made on social media can ...
factors. Lawsuits are filed seeking damages for statements held to be responsible for people’s death or suicide. Bloggers presuming to operate under an unfettered freedom of speech or greater latitude offered to members of the press are losing civil cases for defamation, slander, libel, and so ...
Mark Sableman, a lawyer who defends defamation cases, said the freewheeling nature of social media has inevitably changed the understanding of language and what amounts to defamatory factual statements, versus opinion. "I think defendants in modern defamation cases are likely to point to the vitriol...
The media could not be content with smearing Trump. Rather, they went so far as to shame his supporters. Not satisfied with Hillary Clinton’s slurring Trump-supporters as “deplorable,” the media in 2024 ratcheted up the defamation by comparing Trump and his supporters with Hitler and his ...
根据空前“Many people share a lot of posts and comments on social media without really being aware of the consequences that they could have for them, their family and, their friends, and even third parties involved involuntarily.(很多人在社交媒体上分享了很多帖子和评论,却没有真正意识到这可能会...
Defamationdamagesgrapevine effectsocial mediaFacebookTwitterinternetThe number of cases of defamation by social media is growing. This article examines the principles of assessment of damages as they apply to those cases. In parDouglas, Michael
Social media platforms are subject to US (business) culture, law and convictions: The USA's “First Amendment” of 1791 protects the freedom of speech, even in cases where other people are insulted (Downing, 1999). Usually, freedom is limited through the freedom of fellow citizens and their...