BBC presenter scandal: How social media has collided with privacy and defamation laws
- 10 months ago
The two most popular hashtags relating to allegations against a BBC presenter have been posted almost 45,000 times on Twitter since Friday.
Sky News has analysed data that shows the scale of discussion on Twitter and TikTok around the claims.
The volume of posts raises questions over how effective privacy and defamation laws are in the social media era, with experts telling Sky News it reveals a lack of public understanding of the consequences of sharing false claims about individuals online.
BBC presenter latest: New claims against presenter
On Friday, The Sun newspaper published allegations that the unnamed presenter paid a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos.
The claims were made by the mother of the young person, who is now aged 20.
In the days since, two hashtags have been used frequently by people discussing the case online.
Sky News has analysed data that shows the scale of discussion on Twitter and TikTok around the claims.
The volume of posts raises questions over how effective privacy and defamation laws are in the social media era, with experts telling Sky News it reveals a lack of public understanding of the consequences of sharing false claims about individuals online.
BBC presenter latest: New claims against presenter
On Friday, The Sun newspaper published allegations that the unnamed presenter paid a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos.
The claims were made by the mother of the young person, who is now aged 20.
In the days since, two hashtags have been used frequently by people discussing the case online.