Social media defamation – Tom Stenner-Evans is featured by HR Zone

Tom Stenner-Evans, Associate in Michelmores Employment team is featured in HR Zone article ‘Social media defamation: the digital revenge of the ex-employee‘.

In 2013, disgruntled HMV workers famously took to Twitter via HMV’s own twitter account. The tweets included “Just overheard our Marketing Director (he’s staying, folks) ask ‘How do I shut down Twitter?“

In July 2014, the BBC’s former political correspondent, Laura Kuenssberg, caused controversy when she reflected her change of employment by amending her Twitter account name from @BBC­_LauraK to @ITVLaura_K, taking with her in excess of 50,000 followers and demonstrating the power and influence of social media.

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