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Mark Latham appeals $140,000 judgment for homophobic tweet
Former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham has appealed a defamation judgment for independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich, arguing a homophobic tweet was not likely to cause serious harm to Greenwich’s reputation.
Ex-MP Andrew Laming’s appeal over Facebook fine to be heard by High Court
The High Court will hear former Liberal MP Andrew Laming's challenge to a $40,000 fine he copped for failing to disclose his authorship of three politically-motivated Facebook posts.
Mayor loses defamation case over Facebook post calling him a ‘crim’
A defamation case over Facebook comments that described the Liverpool City Council mayor as a “grub” and a “crim” has been tossed for failing to pass the serious harm test.
Social media companies to face $50M fine for violating under 16 ban
Social media companies will face hefty fines of up to $50 million for violating a ban on kids under 16 accessing their platforms.
‘Out of licence and out of control’: Maxim seeks injunction against licensee
US men’s magazine Maxim is seeking an injunction against its "out of control" Australian licensee, which it accuses of running modelling tours for an offshoot brand that are below its standards.
Social media companies to face new duty of care regulations
The Albanese government is planning to introduce new duty of care regulations that would require social media companies to take proactive steps to protect users from harm online.
Government to ban social media for kids under 16
The Albanese government has taken aim at social media companies, proposing a world-first ban on access to their platforms for children under 16.
X appeals eSafety’s win over child exploitation notice
X Corp is going to the Full Federal Court with its challenge to an infringement notice by eSafety over the social media platform's handling of child exploitation material.
X loses challenge to notice from e-Safety Commissioner
A judge has thrown out X’s challenge to a compliance notice issued by the eSafety Commissioner to its corporate predecessor Twitter over child sexual abuse monitoring on its platform.
Cybersecurity class actions to increase with latest reforms
Expect more cybersecurity class actions following the introduction of a new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy, experts on both sides of the bar table told Lawyerly.