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Google LLC v Defteros

(2022) 276 CLR 362
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2022
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A search engine operator providing hyperlinks to defamatory content does not thereby publish that content for the purposes of Australian defamation law.

Key Principle

defamation; search engine; hyperlinks; whether providing link to defamatory article constitutes publication

Area of Law

tort

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