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CNN shut down its Facebook page in Australia after court liability ruling:
CNN shut down its Facebook page in Australia on Wednesday, after an Australian court ruled that media outlets are liable for defamatory user-generated comments.
[...] The deteriorating effects of the court's ruling on online speech in Australia serve as a warning of what's to come if U.S. lawmakers succeed in their efforts to weakening protections against such legal decisions in the United States.
[...] The court's ruling previews the grim future in store if U.S. politicians get their way and dismantle Section 230, the keystone U.S. law that shields websites from liability over user-generated content. Without it, social media platforms and any other website with user-generated content—especially those without Facebook's deep pockets—would likely die. Both Republicans and Democrats, President Joe Biden included, would like it dismantled.
Should the person doing the defaming be liable, or the owner of the page the defamation is posted on be liable?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday October 01 2021, @05:59AM (6 children)
I'm sure that 'Strayans are rejoicing. Facebook put a huge crimp in the government's ability to spy on people when they shut down.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 01 2021, @06:08AM (5 children)
Hi from Australia.
CNN who? They were the ones who covered the Bush Snr invasion of Iraq 30 years ago, I believe.
CNN have ZERO presence in Australia, so them 'leaving' is farcical.
(Score: 2, Disagree) by Runaway1956 on Friday October 01 2021, @06:16AM
Yeah, but FACEBOOK!! They'll be folding soon, because they can't police everyone all the time.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 01 2021, @06:24AM (2 children)
You're right. They were the shizzle in the 90s until Turner sold out. Interesting to hear about their irrelevance in Oz. Does RT have greater reach there?
Also interesting to hear that courts are making decisions. They let judges travel more than 5 km from home?
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Friday October 01 2021, @08:56AM
closest Australians get to RT is Euronews [wikipedia.org] or Al Jazeera [wikipedia.org] on FetchTV [wikipedia.org]
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 01 2021, @03:46PM
Rupert Murdoch controls most of the media in AU. So, AU news sources are basically, the Ministry of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment as headed up by Joseph Goebbels. With Russia's move hard right, I guess you could say AU has something like RT.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 01 2021, @10:48AM
Yeah this must be a real good news to you. Now bend over and take some more!