Eoghan Harris faces defamation claims as Twitter disclosure ordered

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Eoghan Harris faces defamation claims in the High Court, where a judge ordered Twitter to disclose details linked to the Barbara J Pym account on 5 December 2022.

The proceedings arise from tweets that Allison Morris and Aoife Moore allege were defamatory; Harris denies the claims. The judge said the disclosure could help identify alleged wrongdoers, while making no finding on whether the tweets were defamatory.

The order covers account screen names, email and IP addresses used at login, and telephone numbers provided at registration. Morris also received an order concerning the Northern Whig account.

The judge declined disclosure orders for the Dolly White account and for retweets, and adjourned the remaining applications against Harris pending the disclosure process.