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Elaine Stead wants court to force AFR columnist to produce confidential source docs
Venture capitalist Elaine Stead wants Australian Financial Review columnist Joe Aston to hand over documents connected to confidential sources, and says Aston can't rely on a journalist's privilege protecting the identity of informants.
‘Stock Swami’ Twitter account says no reasonable person would believe tweets about Tolga Kumova
The operator of the Stock Swami Twitter handle has responded to a defamation case brought by mining entrepreneur Tolga Kumova, saying a reasonable reader would not consider his tweets a reliable source of factual information about the businessman.
‘You need to pick your game up’: Judge dresses down lawyer of Zarah Garde-Wilson in Google review case
A solicitor who failed to respond to calls from the Federal Court has been criticised by a judge for filing what appeared to be a "deficient" application in a case run on behalf of gangland lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson in her bid to obtain details from Google over the identity of an online reviewer.
Google fires back at ACCC data collection suit, says it sought ‘explicit consent in plain terms’
Google has rejected claims by the ACCC that it tricked consumers into agreeing to expanded collection of their personal data, saying that it instead sought "explicit consent" from users through an "easy-to-understand opt-in consent mechanism".
Judge awards $875,000 in damages for ‘disgraceful’ Facebook posts targeting Nats MP
A judge has awarded $875,000 in damages in a defamation case brought by Nationals MP Dr Anne Webster against a conspiracy theorist for a series of social media posts linking the politician and her husband to a child sex ring.
Former Young Rich Lister sues ‘social media troll’ for defamation in landmark cyberbullying case
Melbourne businessman Tolga Kumova has filed defamation proceedings against the operator of the Stock Swarmi Twitter account, a case that could lay down the legal groundwork for cyberbullying claims.
Greens want ABC, SBS included in media bargaining code
The Greens Party is urging the Morrison Government to include the ABC and SBS in its mandatory media bargaining code, saying the plan to make Google and Facebook pay for news content was "incomplete" without protections for the public broadcasters.
Facebook can’t escape privacy action with jurisdiction argument
Facebook's argument that it can't be sued by the privacy commissioner in Australia has fallen flat, with a judge rejecting the social media giant's application to dismiss enforcement action brought in March over the disclosure of users' personal data.
‘A chilling effect’: Media giants take Facebook comments case to High Court
Media outlets facing liability for allegedly defamatory remarks left under news articles they posted on Facebook are taking their case to the High Court, after a court of appeal found the companies were publishers of the third-party comments.
‘Vague and general’: Judge knocks cryptocurrency class action
A  judge has slammed the pleadings in a $1 billion class action against Facebook and Google over cryptocurrency ad bans as "vague and general" and refused to let the matter progress until a better case is brought.