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Aussies’ top court finds media companies liable for other’s FB comments

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The WSJ reports Australia’s highest court found that newspapers and television stations that post articles on Facebook’s platform are liable for other Facebook users’ comments on those posts.

Yes, that’s insane.

The High Court of Australia determined that media companies, by creating a public Facebook page and posting content on that page, facilitated and encouraged comments from other users on those posts.

The media companies are considered publishers of other peoples’ comments. Therefore, they are responsible for any defamatory content that appears in them, according to a summary of the judgment from the court.

Media companies, including News Corp Australia and Nine Entertainment Co., owner of the Sydney Morning Herald, called for legislators to change Australia’s laws to protect them from liability. They say the ruling essentially makes media companies responsible for other people’s comments even when they are unaware the comments have been posted.

News Corp and Nine Entertainment had appealed to the High Court, Australia’s equivalent to the U.S. Supreme Court, after a finding by a lower court in the Australian state of New South Wales that they are responsible. This ruling upholds the decision.

This is absolutely bonkers. Kangaroos are loose in their top paddocks.

AT WHAT POINT WOULD YOU RATHER BE DEAD?

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4 COMMENTS

  1. Actually it’s FB that is the Publisher, but America gave them 230 protection. Governments don’t like the people commenting about Government. When people can be alerted to Government mischief, it cramps their style and makes if far harder to “mis-spend” tax money to benefit themselves, their family, their friends, and most importantly their big donors. That is why America has the First Amendment. The 230 Law does not protect FB from their Editorial actions, but they spread a lot of Money in the Beltway for Government to look the other way. Hopefully, we will elect people in 2022 who will see that the “Tech Giants” live the rest of their lives on the poor farm. Obviously, FB spends a lot of money in Canberra too! The Australian Government knows it can’t go after a Million plus citizens, but it can fine the news organizations out of business. Consider that this may be why our media tows the Communist line. Conservatives are all for free speech, so the US Media don’t fear them; but the Media is terrified of the Communist Democrat Liberal Losers, even the Conservative Media.

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