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CNN Shut Down its Facebook Page in Australia After Court Liability Ruling

posted by martyb on Friday October 01 2021, @05:46AM   Printer-friendly
from the glad-we-are-not-hosted-down-under dept.

DannyB writes:

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?

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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday October 01 2021, @04:48PM (3 children)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Friday October 01 2021, @04:48PM (#1183418) Journal

    I would rather people believe true and reliable information.

    I don't have a problem with people believing whatever they want. Let the Flat Earthers believe what they want. As long as people's belief don't cause harm to others. That is where I would draw the line. At that point, your belief becomes a problem.

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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday October 01 2021, @05:08PM (2 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Friday October 01 2021, @05:08PM (#1183421) Journal

    I would rather people believe true and reliable information.

    It's up to them to seek it out and ignore the liars, which are only a problem when given credence and attention.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 01 2021, @09:07PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 01 2021, @09:07PM (#1183481)

      It's up to them to seek it out

      Nobody has the time and resources to do that. That is why there is defamation law in the first place, it is an attempt to put some trust in what media outlets publish.
      For instance if your local newspaper started printing scurrilous articles claiming that you are a nice democrat who gives money to orphanages then you could sue them to stop it.

      • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 01 2021, @10:29PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 01 2021, @10:29PM (#1183499)

        Don't engage fusty, he is prone to tossing out detailed context as unnecessary. Kinda like trump actually, just stumbling around shitting out poop covered nuggets of edgelordiness.