PRGuy

PRGuy is the Twitter username of Australian political commentator Jeremy Maluta.

Jeremy Maluta
Born
Jeremy Tristan Hewitt Maluta

1986 or 1987 (age 35–37)[1]
Other namesPRGuy, PRGuy17
Known forPolitical commentary
Websitehttps://twitter.com/PRGuy17

Twitter account

In March 2020, Maluta set up an anonymous Twitter account @PRGuy17, at the same time the COVID-19 pandemic hit Australia.[2] The account became popular for becoming "one of the most vociferous cheerleaders of premier Daniel Andrews’ government" supporting the COVID-19 lockdowns. The account has become controversial in Australia due to its partisan commentary.[3]

In March 2022, legal proceedings were launched in the Federal Court of Australia against Twitter, arguing that tweets published by the account were of a defamatory nature. Justice Debra Mortimer later ordered Twitter to hand over information related to the identification of the account owner within 14 days.[4] In June 2022, Maluta revealed his ownership of the Twitter account @PRGuy17 on a YouTube video.[5]

References
  1. @PRGuy17 (June 27, 2022). "Full name: Jeremy Tristan Hewitt Maluta Age: 35 Gender: Male Height: 6 ft 1 Background: Aust / Italy Favourite band: Muse Favourite movie: Jurassic Park Connections to Labor: None Connection to Dan: Zero PR experience: None Profession: UX / web" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "PRGuy unmasks himself in video with Friendlyjordies after legal threat by Avi Yemini". the Guardian. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  3. Estcourt, David (2022-06-09). "What's the fuss about @PRGuy on Twitter?". The Age. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  4. "Twitter ordered to hand over PRGuy17's personal information as part of defamation suit". the Guardian. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  5. "High-profile Twitter user PRGuy identity revealed as Jeremy Maluta".
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