Australia's High Court just delivered a crushing blow to free speech by holding that media companies are liable for third party comments on their site

[AliHajiSheik]

DP would need to show due diligence in removing problematic comments as soon as reasonably possible. Maybe a few more moderators but likely no additional cost.

BTW DP is not a profitable enterprise.

I so no mention of the timeliness of removing problematic comments in the portion not behind a paywall. Who gets to define problematic or reasonable. That is the issue. Why would facebook be left out of the liability since the page is on their platform.

 

[Allan]

I so no mention of the timeliness of removing problematic comments in the portion not behind a paywall. Who gets to define problematic or reasonable.

We need to read the entire Act to know for sure how "reasonable" is defined, or if it is.

 

[Colin Norris]

Don't forget, Australia also took the fun out of surfing, too.
You can actually get a ticket for surfing wrong, or even just cutting off another surfer, even if by accident.

Rubbish.

 

[Colin Norris]

Now maybe people here will understand why 230 is important.

Not free speech. It was slanderous vile comments agaibst innocent people but if you call that free speech, knock yourself out. It's illegal in America also. Trump was taken down for telling deliberate lies.
Where's you free speech now.