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The Writing is on the Forum: Liability of Internet Intermediaries in Hong Kong

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Abstract

Not only has social media - Facebook pages or posts, tweets, blogs, forums and online comments - become popular avenues of expression, they have become common platforms to engage in defamation, which is making defamation easier and more pervasive. !is note examines Hong Kong-s recent Court of Final Appeal decision on the liability of Internet intermediaries for third-party defamatory postings and the degree of protection afforded in defamation proceedings to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Internet intermediaries.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)119-130
JournalAsia Pacific Law Review
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Research Keywords

  • Online defamation, Internet intermediaries, Oriental Press V Fevaworks Solutions, Defamation Ordinance, UK's Defamation Act 2013

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