Online Defamation Cases Have Double In The Past Year

The number of cases involving online content has more than doubled in the past 12 months, and many believe that social media, especially Twitter, is part of the reason.

As reported in the Independent, online defamation cases have doubled in the UK, and those involving social media specifically have gone from 7 last year to 16 this year. Those numbers might not seem like a lot, but it’s likely just the tip of the iceberg.

It’s interesting to note that, while the number of cases is going up, the percentage of celebrities involved – who are notorious for either being the plaintiff

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