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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 ā€œvilifying, denigrating, disparaging or mockingā€ 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 influencerā€™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 usersā€™ 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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Queensland charity founders win defamation case over Facebook posts
Defamation 2023-05-23 10:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The founders of farming charity Aussie Helpers have won a defamation case against a Victorian woman who made allegedly defamatory comments on Facebook that claimed they committed criminal fraud by using donations for personal purchases.

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Sydney MP Alex Greenwich to sue Mark Latham over homophobic tweet
Defamation 2023-05-18 2:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Independent member for Sydney Alex Greenwich is preparing to bring a defamation case against One Nationā€™s NSW leader, Mark Latham, after he published a homophobic post on Twitter last month.

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Greens deputy leader launches discrimination case over Pauline Hanson Tweet
Human Rights 2023-05-03 11:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been taken to court by Greens deputy leader Dr Mehreen Faruqi over a social media post Faruqi claims was insulting and humiliating.

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Meta’s market power still eclipses all other social media combined, ACCC says
Social Media 2023-04-28 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

Despite the growing popularity of new entrant TikTok, Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta retains significant market power in the social media industry, reporting annual advertising revenue of $5 billion in Australia alone, a report has found.

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