02-05-2025
Kiwi businessman takes Reddit to court for $1.6m over ‘defamatory' posts
The owner of a hydroponics company wants to have Reddit shut down in New Zealand after a customer launched an online campaign against his business on the social media platform.
Tayte Cozens, owner and director of Home Grown Kiwi, filed an order against Reddit under the Harmful Digital Communications Act, at the Palmerston North District Court in March. The order hinges on his claims that the social media giant had breached two of the Act's principles: that a digital communication such as a social media post should not be used to harass an individual, and should not make a false allegation.
