Download This PaperPublication of Defamation by Encouraging Third Party Comments on Social Media
‘Publication of defamation by encouraging third party comments on social media’ (2022) 138(Jul) Law Quarterly Review 362
7 Pages Posted: 13 Jul 2022
Date Written: June 13, 2022
Abstract
In Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Voller [2021] HCA 27 the High Court of Australia held that media companies operating Facebook pages had published allegedly defamatory comments of third-party users made in response to content the companies had posted on their pages.
Keywords: Defamation, publication
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Douglas, Michael, Publication of Defamation by Encouraging Third Party Comments on Social Media (June 13, 2022). ‘Publication of defamation by encouraging third party comments on social media’ (2022) 138(Jul) Law Quarterly Review 362, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4135453 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4135453
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