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Defamation, privacy and takedown rules, country by country.

Laws

Australia defamation online: how the law works

Australia defamation online explained: who can sue, serious harm, concerns notices, defenses, platform liability and time limits, with state gaps stated.

October 24, 202618 min read
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Canada defamation online: the claim, the defenses, the clock

Canada defamation online explained: what a claim needs, why provinces differ, the main defenses, hyperlinks, early dismissal and the clock.

October 24, 202619 min read
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Ireland defamation online: the claim, clock and 2026 Act

Ireland defamation online explained: the Defamation Act 2009, the one-year clock, defenses, platform limits and the 2026 changes. Not legal advice.

October 24, 202619 min read
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New Zealand defamation online: claims, defenses, clock

New Zealand defamation online explained: the Defamation Act 1992, the two-year clock, the company rule and the Harmful Digital Communications route.

October 24, 202619 min read
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Defamation law Singapore: claim, defenses and the clock

Defamation law Singapore explained: the 1957 Act, the three elements, defenses, damages and the six-year tort period, with what we could not read stated.

October 24, 202619 min read
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UK defamation law online: the test, defenses and clock

UK defamation law online explained: the serious harm test, who can be sued, the three main defenses and the one-year clock. Not legal advice.

October 24, 202619 min read
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US defamation online: the claim, the filters, the clock

US defamation online explained: fault standards, fact versus opinion, Section 230, anti-SLAPP and state clocks, and which states we confirmed.

October 24, 202618 min read
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Statute of limitations for online defamation: compared

Statute of limitations online defamation: one year or two, when the clock starts, whether reposts reset it and who can extend it. Read from statutes.

October 24, 202619 min read
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Revenge Porn Laws by Country: What Each One Says

Revenge porn laws by country, read from the statutes: the offense, the penalty and the removal route for non-consensual intimate images in six places.

October 24, 202619 min read
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Defamation laws by country, compared

Defamation laws by country: the test, the clock and the removal route in the UK, US, EU, Australia and Canada, read from the primary sources.

October 24, 202623 min read
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Invasion of Privacy Laws by Country: Civil Claims

Invasion of privacy laws by country: the civil claim, its elements, defences and remedies in England, California, Canada, Germany, France and Australia.

October 24, 202620 min read
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Reputation Management in Australia: A Route Map

Reputation management in Australia: which law or regulator fits which problem, from eSafety and the Privacy Act to defamation notices, in a sensible order.

October 24, 202618 min read

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