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Media companies can now be held responsible for your dodgy comments on social media

  • Written by Michael Douglas, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Western Australia
Media companies can now be held responsible for your dodgy comments on social mediaRobin Worrall/Unsplash

Part of growing up is learning to take responsibility for the hurtful things you say. As a person who often says stupid things, I often need reminding.

Defamation law reflects that lesson. When you say something that hurts another person, it can cost you.

A recent decision has stretched this commonsense intuition. According to...

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