Sharing your opinion and feedback may be common on social media. However, there could be potential consequences. Your words could result in accusations of defamation. Unfortunately, defamatory cases arising from social media, websites and other digital spaces have grown in Australia. Read on to learn how to avoid this outcome.
According to a study by the Centre for Media Transition at University of Technology Sydney (UTS), the proportion of digital defamation cases grew from 17.1% in 2007 to 53.5% in 2017.
In this article, Christopher Reily and Scott Shelly of Barry Nilsson, share what is considered defamatory under Australian law, and the steps you can take as a podiatrist to help protect yourself. BMS, the APodA’s insurance partner, explains how your professional indemnity insurance could step in.
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