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Sharemarket tweeter can’t hide secret source, court rules

Twitter user Stock Swami is being sued for defamation by mineral investor Tolga Kumova.

Andrew Bevin Tue, 06 Jul 2021

A Tauranga Twitter user sued by a high-profile Australian businessman for alleged defamation is not a journalist and can't claim protection for a "senior capital markets" informant, the Australian Federal Court has ruled. 

Alan Davison, a self-styled ‘citizen journalist’, operates the Stock

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Andrew Bevin Tue, 06 Jul 2021
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