theBench

Author: Henry Dalton

Welcome to theBench, a podcast where I discuss high-profile legal cases; some you may have heard about and others you probably haven't. The episodes cover topics ranging from human rights to the constitution and everything in between.
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Everything in Moderation, Including Content
Friday, 9 December, 2022

In this episode, I discuss Elon Musk's infamous "pedo guy" tweet in the middle of 2018. Musk leveled the accusation at British cave diver, Vernon Unsworth, after Unsworth offered to rescue the highly publicised 12 Thai children who were trapped in a cave. So what happens when you call someone a pedo online? How does the law protect victims of online abuse? The answer isn't as straightforward as you might think.Elon Musk's Tweet can be found here.The original judgement can be found here.