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Women posting information about dangerous ex-lovers 'absolutely' creating defamation risk

Thousands of women are turning to social media to share details of their allegedly abusive former lovers, amid concerns authorities and dating apps are failing to protect them from dangerous men.

But lawyers warn these posts could expose them to expensive and draining legal action.

Alizé Hope, the founder of one Facebook group with nearly 20,000 women-only members, said women wanted to feel safe.

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