Australian defamation review to examine Facebook liability

Australian defamation review to examine Facebook liability

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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.