In the recent New South Wales case of Burrows v Houda [2020] NSWDC 485 , the Court was faced with the difficult question of whether an emoji is capable of having a defamatory meaning. As the case was a first for Australia, the Court relied upon UK case law, as well as the ordinary definition of ‘emoji’, in considering the meaning behind the emoji used. [Read more…]
defamatory imputations
Emojis used online can be defamatory – watch out!
23 September 2020 by Dundas Lawyers
Filed Under: Legal Articles, Litigation, Social Media Law Tagged With: Burrows v Houda, defamation, defamatory imputations, emojis, Litigation, Social Media Law
