United Kingdom social mediaserious harmdamages

Blake v Fox

[2024] EWHC 956 (KB)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court (King's Bench Division)

Year2024

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Calling identifiable individuals 'paedophiles' on Twitter/X in response to being labelled racist was a seriously harmful, defamatory and baseless allegation justifying substantial vindicatory damages (90,000 pounds to each claimant) and a final injunction restraining repetition.

Area of Law

General

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