In a detailed ruling, the Supreme Court of Western Australia awarded former senator Linda Reynolds $315,000 in damages, including $135,000 for a single tweet posted by Brittany Higgins in January 2022. The court found the tweet was “actuated by malice” and aggravated Reynolds’ emotional distress. Justice Paul Tottle described Higgins’ Instagram story as “gratuitous,” noting … Read more

In a sweeping enforcement move, the United Arab Emirates’ National Media Office has referred multiple social media users to Federal Public Prosecution for violating media and cybercrime laws. The violations include online defamation, misinformation, and offensive content targeting individuals and institutions. The UAE’s updated regulations now impose heavy fines, imprisonment, and license suspensions for digital … Read more

First Lady Melania Trump has issued a formal legal threat against Hunter Biden, demanding a full retraction and apology for comments made in a viral YouTube interview linking her to Jeffrey Epstein. The letter, sent by attorney Alejandro Brito, accuses Biden of making “false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory” statements and threatens a $1 billion lawsuit … Read more

Kash Patel, a former chief of staff to the acting U.S. Secretary of Defense, became a central figure in the political fallout surrounding the Steele dossier and the Russia investigation. CNN’s coverage, which falsely implied Patel’s involvement in disinformation efforts, sparked widespread concern over media accountability and the weaponization of narrative framing. The defamation suit … Read more