Defamation in the Digital Age and the ‘Right to be Forgotten’
By Fiona Brimblecombe
Published
Nov 1, 2025Page count
192 pagesISBN
978-1529243000Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Nov 1, 2025Page count
192 pagesISBN
978-1529243017Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Nov 1, 2025Page count
192 pagesISBN
978-1529243024Dimensions
203 x 127 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
Defamation in the Digital Age and the ‘Right to be Forgotten’
With 98% of UK households online and over 4.9 billion social media users globally, the potential for individuals to spread defamatory content has surged. This compelling book considers the effects of the digital era on English defamation law.
Exploring the challenges posed by affordable technology, viral sharing and technological advancements such as AI, the book highlights the complexities claimants face in the current environment. Offering invaluable guidance for navigating this rapidly evolving legal landscape, the book explores the way defamation relates to, and intertwines with, data protection law and particularly with the UK GDPR’s right to be forgotten.
Fiona Brimblecombe is Lecturer in Law at the University of Manchester.
1. Introduction
2. A Modern Theory of Defamation Law
3. Online Defamation: The Scale of the Problem
4. How Online Defamation Cases Are Decided: Emerging Difficulties for Claimants
5. Routes To Remedy? The Right To Be Forgotten as an Alternate Route To Redress
6. Conclusion
