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Twitter defamation – Cairns v Modi [2010]

Posted on November 12, 2010 by admin

Cairns v Modi [2010] clearly established that tweets on Twitter can result in libel claims, and considered expert evidence on the distribution of Tweets and the likelihood followers actually read their tweets. Continue reading →

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