Media companies scramble after judge rules they are liable for Facebook comments

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Australian judge finds media companies have a responsibility to ensure defamatory remarks are not posted on social media

Major media companies and Facebook are scrambling to come to grips with a landmark ruling by an Australian judge that found publishers are legally responsible for pre-moderating comments on the social media site.

 

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Does this mean I'll need to moderate my language on Facebook as well?

Now watch insults become legally liable libel and Nazi propaganda continue to flow freely.

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