Amid Facebook fracas, Australia moves to update defamation laws

Amid Facebook fracas, Australia moves to update defamation laws

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https://www.reuters.com/article/australia-defamation/amid-facebook-fracas-australia-moves-to-update-defamation-laws-idUSKBN2GX02E

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia is moving with new urgency to redraft its defamation laws after a court ruling that publishers can be liable for public comments on online forums like Facebook sent shockwaves through the media industry and beyond.

Amid Facebook fracas, Australia moves to update defamation laws

Oct 7, 2021, 4:17am UTC
https://www.reuters.com/article/australia-defamation/amid-facebook-fracas-australia-moves-to-update-defamation-laws-idUSKBN2GX02E >SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia is moving with new urgency to redraft its defamation laws after a court ruling that publishers can be liable for public comments on online forums like Facebook sent shockwaves through the media industry and beyond.