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Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Voller

(2021) 273 CLR 346
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2021
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Media companies that operate Facebook pages and post content are publishers of third-party comments made on those posts and thus liable as publishers in defamation.

Key Principle

defamation; Facebook comments; media companies are publishers of third party comments on their posts; administrator liability

Area of Law

tort

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