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Fairfax loses strike-out bid in defamation suit over Facebook comments
Defamation 2023-10-05 11:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has denied Fairfax’s bid to strike out allegations by a Western Australian businessman that it was the publisher of allegedly defamatory comments that appeared on one of its Facebook pages.

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Trans woman’s case against Giggle for Girls gets Commissioner’s backing
Human Rights 2023-09-19 3:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Sex Discrimination Commissioner has told a court a transgender woman who was excluded from female social network Giggle for Girls can bring a claim for gender identity discrimination under under Gillard-era amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act.

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Sydney MP claims aggravation from Mark Latham’s ‘disgraceful’ defamation defence
Defamation 2023-09-08 9:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich, who is suing politician Mark Latham over a homophobic social media post, claims the One Nation NSW leader’s defence has aggravated his damages by relying on a “disgraceful” gay stereotype.

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Mark Latham claims homophobic tweet ‘enhanced’ Sydney MP’s reputation, was ‘honest opinion’
Defamation 2023-08-08 9:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

One Nation’s NSW leader Mark Latham has responded to a defamation case by Alex Greenwich by claiming his homophobic tweet was an honest opinion and improved, rather than damaged, the independent Sydney MP’s reputation.

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Linda Reynolds sues Brittany Higgins for defamation over social media posts
Defamation 2023-08-03 10:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Senator Linda Reynolds has brought action against former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins for social media posts the federal politician claims defame her.

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Judge won’t recuse himself from influencer case over ‘neighbourhood dispute’ remark
Defamation 2023-07-26 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Federal Court judge has dismissed an application for his recusal on apprehended bias grounds for comments made about the significance of a defamation case against a Sydney seafood restaurant by social media influencers accused of skipping out on the bill for their lobster meal.

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Vitamin boss barred from ‘mocking’ influencer Jessica Sepel
Intellectual Property 2023-07-24 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered the owner of vitamin brand Life Botanics to refrain from “vilifying, denigrating, disparaging or mocking” rival JSHealth, owned by influencer Jessica Sepel.

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Influencer wants Google, Microsoft help to find anonymous email sender
Defamation 2023-06-15 4:54 pm By Gareth Baker

A judge has ordered Google and Microsoft to provide a social media influencer with identity information for a host of Gmail and Outlook accounts, after a months-long campaign of alleged malicious messages directed at the influencer’s business partners.

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Facebook agrees to $20M penalty in ACCC case over data privacy app
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-06-14 11:37 pm By Gareth Baker

Facebook has agreed to pay a $20 million penalty for misleading consumers by representing that its discontinued Onavo Protect mobile app would keep users’ personal activity data private, when in fact it was being collected for commercial use.

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Pauline Hanson’s ‘back to Pakistan’ Tweet not based on Greens leader’s race, court told
Human Rights 2023-06-01 3:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has told a court her social media post calling on Greens deputy leader Dr Mehreen Faruqi to “piss off back to Pakistan” was not based on race or ethnicity.

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