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Livestream of Mark Latham trial may be cut off if parties face Lehrmann-like social media backlash
Defamation 2024-05-08 1:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Counsel for independent Sydney member Alex Greenwich has raised concerns about livestreaming the trial in his defamation case against former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham after witnessing the “astonishing” and “very disturbing” social media commentary during the Bruce Lehrmann trial.

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Instagram resolves trade mark feud with data app Instagoods
Intellectual Property 2024-05-07 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Instagram has resolved a long-running intellectual property stoush with an Australian dating app over its use of the ‘Instagoods’ and ‘Instadate’ marks.

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X hit with extended injunction after allegedly disobeying order to hide church stabbing posts
Social Media 2024-04-24 3:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The eSafety commissioner has won a 16-day injunction against X after telling a court the social media platform had not complied with court orders to hide several posts that allegedly included videos of a stabbing at a Sydney church last week. 

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eSafety commissioner wins urgent injunction against X over Wakeley stabbing posts
Social Media 2024-04-22 11:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The eSafety commissioner has won a two-day injunction against social media platform X, forcing it to hide several posts that allegedly include videos of a stabbing at a Sydney church last week. 

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Prosecutors drop criminal case against Meta over scam crypto ads
White Collar 2024-04-12 4:27 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A criminal case against Facebook owner Meta sparked by mining magnate Andrew Forrest over scam cryptocurrency ads has been dropped, while a similar case by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission remains on foot.

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X to file legal challenge to removal notice from e-Safety Commissioner
Social Media 2024-04-03 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

X plans to challenge a notice from the e-Safety Commissioner ordering the Elon Musk-owned social media company to remove a post that criticised an expert on transgender health issues or face a $800,000 fine.

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Pauline Hanson’s history of ‘hateful’ comments admissible in case over ‘piss off’ tweet
Human Rights 2024-03-12 4:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mehreen Faruqi can include evidence of senator Pauline Hanson’s allegedly “hateful” comments on race and ethnicity in a trial over the One Nation leader’s tweet saying the deputy Greens leader should “piss off back to Pakistan”.

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Shandee Blackburn’s mum loses bid for serious harm hearing in defamation case
Defamation 2024-03-05 10:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The mother of murder victim Shandee Blackburn has lost her bid to have a judge decide ahead of trial whether acquitted suspect John Peros suffered serious harm from Facebook posts that allegedly accused him of being a murderer.

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ASIC wins bankruptcy orders against ‘ASX Wolf’ Tyson Scholz
Financial Services 2024-02-29 5:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won sequestration orders against Gold Coast ‘finfluencer’ Tyson Scholz after he failed to pay the regulator’s costs in proceedings that resulted in him being permanently barred from carrying on a unlicensed financial services business.

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Tesla wins extension of ban against safety campaigner over whistleblower docs
Intellectual Property 2024-02-22 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has extended an injunction against a NSW man who published material on social media allegedly leaked by a former Tesla employee about its self-driving software, saying the electric vehicle giant had a case on its face against him.

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