December 2020

Defamation Directed at Online Persona Not “Of and Concerning” Plaintiff

By Jeffrey J. Pyle

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter December 2020

TOPICS : Defamation

When is a defamatory statement directed at a social media user who operates under a pseudonym “of and concerning” the user? That was the question raised in a recent Massachusetts appeal.

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