Australian defamation review to examine Facebook liability
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.
Australian defamation review to examine Facebook liability
Oct 6, 2021, 5:22am UTC
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.