Louisiana Law Blog
September 29, 2015
Facebook Unfriending is Bullying in Oz?
Facebook Unfriending is Bullying in Oz?
- Author A. Edward Hardin, Jr.
Friending someone on Facebook, more importantly – unfriending them, may have unintended consequences in the land down under. As reported at CNET.com, the Australia Fair Work Commission recently found that “unfriending” a co-worker on Facebook was considered bullying. In addition to the Facebook unfriending, the unfriended and aggrieved employee also complained of more than a dozen other alleged offensive incidents and actions over the prior three years. In finding for the aggrieved employee, the Commission found that the offending co-employees actions lacked “emotional maturity” and were “indicative of unreasonable behavior.”