Australian defamation review to examine Facebook liability
The Hindu
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.
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.
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher said the ruling did not touch on whether Facebook could also be held liable for defamation under Australian law.
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