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Judge orders Twitter to disclose identity of anonymous account to Glasnevin cemetery operators

Summary

In a High Court case on 30 November 2017, the Dublin Cemeteries Committee, trading as Glasnevin Trust, obtained orders from Mr Justice Paul Gilligan directing Twitter International Company to disclose the identity of an anonymous user operating the profile "Justice4Employees" at @Glasnevinexpose. The Trust sought Norwich Pharmacal orders to obtain the user's name, emails, IP addresses, postal addresses, and to remove posts that it claimed were disparaging, defamatory and damaging. The judge declined to order Twitter to delete the material, stating that such an order should be pursued after the user's identity is known and that the Trust could return to court to seek removal of the posts. Twitter, represented by Paul Coughlan Bl, neither consented nor objected to the identification orders but suggested amendments. The judge gave Twitter 21 days to comply with the Norwich Pharmacal orders. The Trust's request to remove the posts was denied, with the judge noting the remarks were "very serious" and "grossly defamatory.".

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Judge orders Twitter to disclose identity of anonymous account to Glasnevin cemetery operators. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 2017-11-30 Publication

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