Australian defamation review to examine Facebook liability

Australian defamation review to examine Facebook liability

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https://apnews.com/a75ae0c19e7c7caba671d8a4c37fac16

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian review of defamation laws will likely examine whether platforms such as Facebook should be liable for users' defamatory posts, the communications minister said on Wednesday.

The High Court made a landmark ruling last month that media outlets are “publishers” of allegedly defamatory comments posted by third parties on their official Facebook pages.