Sadiku Ilegieuno, Nosakhare Iyamu, and Lawal Kazeem, Partner and Associates respectively at Templars, in their article, Online Defamation: Rethinking the Liability of Internet Intermediaries for Third-Party Defamatory Contents in Nigeria, note that the emergence of digital media has created a whole new category to the original definition of defamation, and the strict definition of the tort at common law has been rendered otiose in application to new media. Sadiku et al examine who bears the liability for defamatory content since several parties are often involved in the publication. Should it be the third-party author or creator of the content or the owners or operators of the digital platforms where the infringing or defamatory content is published? In other words, are internet intermediaries liable for the defamatory content generated on their platforms by third party users? They examine these questions within the context of the common law, the extant laws in Nigeria, and what is obtainable across the globe.