Facebook move like ‘taking action against brick wall’, High Court hears

Seeking an injunction requiring Facebook to remove one of its pages is like taking legal action against a brick wall holding up an advertising poster, the High Court has heard.

Rossa Fanning, for Facebook, made the analogy when opposing an application by a company once run by businessman Sean Quinn for orders removing a Facebook page with alleged defamatory posts and identifying who is behind them.

“The application against Facebook is just wrong in law,” said Mr Fanning.