Twitter has been sued in Australia for defamation, based on a user’s allegedly defamatory tweet [WSJ Law Blog]
Chronicling the high cost of our legal system
by Walter Olson on February 23, 2012
Twitter has been sued in Australia for defamation, based on a user’s allegedly defamatory tweet [WSJ Law Blog]
Tagged as: Australia, libel slander and defamation, Twitter

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