The two most popular hashtags relating to allegations against a BBC presenter have been posted almost 45,000 times on Twitter since Friday.<br /><br />Sky News has analysed data that shows the scale of discussion on Twitter and TikTok around the claims.<br /><br />The volume of posts raises questions over how effective privacy and defamation laws are in the social media era, with experts telling Sky News it reveals a lack of public understanding of the consequences of sharing false claims about individuals online.<br /><br />BBC presenter latest: New claims against presenter<br /><br />On Friday, The Sun newspaper published allegations that the unnamed presenter paid a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos.<br /><br />The claims were made by the mother of the young person, who is now aged 20.<br /><br />In the days since, two hashtags have been used frequently by people discussing the case online.<br /><br />
