Lawyers for Ben Cohen provide police with evidence of social media users on X and other platforms falsely linking him to Bondi Junction stabbings
Ben Cohen, who was wrongly identified as the Bondi Junction killer, has said social media platforms and users should be accountable for the content they host.Ben Cohen, who was wrongly identified as the Bondi Junction killer, has said social media platforms and users should be accountable for the content they host.The Sydney man who was wrongly named as the Bondi Junction killer has asked police to consider prosecuting the people who linked him to the attack on social media.
“Seven withdraws the false allegations unreservedly and apologises to you for the harm you and your family have suffered as a result of Seven’s statements about you,” Howard said in a letter to Cohen released by his lawyers.When he settled with Seven Cohen indicated social media platforms and users should also be accountable for the content they host.
Before Seven broadcast his name twice on its Sunday morning program, Cohen had been wrongly identified as the attacker on social media by users posting his photo and profile from his LinkedIn page. Defamation expert Michael Douglas, a consultant at media law firm Bennett, said while criminal defamation charges were extremely rare the other charges might meet the threshold.Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it matters“What happened to Mr Cohen was terrible and might satisfy various criminal offences,” Douglas said. “For example, under section 414.
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