From: '''newspam'''@nonad.co.uk 
  
 On 03/08/2025 20:33, Mark Goodge wrote: 
 > I'm aware that, in some circumstances, giving bad advice can amount to 
 > professional negligence. But what if the person giving the advice is not, 
 in 
 > any sense, a professional in that field? Can they, too, be liable if their 
 > advice causes demonstrable loss to the person taking, and acting on, their 
 > advice? 
  
 Some antisocial media "influencers" have been done for touting dodgy 
 investments to their incredibly stupid and credulous followers. 
  
 So I think they can sometimes be held liable for their bad advice 
 (particularly if they had pecuniary gain from providing it). 
  
 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgyg62wn7po 
  
 Famous for being "famous" and then cashing in on it... 
  
 One up from the old 419 scams but not really all that different. 
 Liability may well depend on other UK legislation and regulations. 
  
 Free world vs Trump could well be another example in due course. 
  
 -- 
 Martin Brown 
  
 --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 
  * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)