‘A chilling effect’: Media giants take Facebook comments case to High Court

Ashurst 2020-09-11 9:12 pm By Alison Eveleigh | Sydney

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Media outlets facing liability for allegedly defamatory remarks left under news articles they posted on Facebook are taking their case to the High Court, after a court of appeal found the companies were publishers of the third-party comments.

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