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First published as part of Lauren Eade, Jodie Goonawardena, Miriam Zanker and Courtney White ‘Current Developments – Australia': AGL Energy Limited v Greenpeace Australia Pacific Limited [2021] FCA...

Whether social media is embraced by all workers or not, an employer should develop policies to address the new media.

It is common for information from social media websites, such as Facebook, to be used as evidence in legal proceedings.

The risk of having a potentially aggrieved party threatening legal action often places an onerous burden on a publisher.

Crowd funding can be a funding source for projects and businesses getting off the ground, but beware regulatory traps.

A number of reader questions seemed to be about photography and videos, but the underlying concern was really privacy.

Multi-factor authentication (two-step verification) is an effective way of dealing with the problem of stolen passwords.

The broad scope of the Inquiry terms of reference ensured that it had implications beyond competition and consumer laws.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a record number of first-time traders flocked to the market, which propelled financial influencers (‘finfluencers') into ASIC's spotlight and squarely placed them within

High Court in "Voller" rules media companies liable for defamatory statements made by third party users in Facebook comments section...

The Court was satisfied that both Ms Gibson and her company engaged in conduct that was misleading or deceptive.

Employers should manage the impact of social media so that confidential information is protected as much as possible.

Revenge porn has the potential to cause significant embarrassment, psychological distress or psychological injury.

Reliable surveys have indicated that the number of No Religionists in Australia is more like 40 percent, not 30 percent.

Defamation law has failed to keep pace with the changing landscape – including the significant role of social media.

Explanation of the process to uncover the identity of anonymous keyboard warriors and how to remove Google reviews.

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