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High Court rules media are liable for Facebook comments on their stories. Here's what that means for your favourite Facebook pages

  • Written by David Rolph, Professor of Law, University of Sydney
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A publisher can be held responsible for defamatory comments readers leave on its Facebook pages, the High Court ruled today, in a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for social media users throughout Australia.

This decision may mean anyone who runs a social media page can theoretically be sued over disparaging comments...

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