A Supreme Court decision involving actor and political activist Laurence Fox has renewed interest in a question many social media users may never expect to ask: can you be sued for a viral post?
On 22 May, the UK Supreme Court refused Fox permission to appeal a defamation ruling arising from a heated exchange on X, formerly Twitter. The court said the application did not raise 'an arguable point of law of general public importance' that warranted a hearing, leaving earlier court decisions in place.
