defamation
Australian news outlets admit to suppressing stories to avoid liability for “defamatory” comments
A court ruled that they are responsible for the comments of their readers’ Facebook posts.
European MP to sue Facebook for defamation over photoshopped memes
Jaki says there’s an organized campaign against him.
Communist Vietnam jails three more citizens for their Facebook posts
The total for this month is now five.
Amsterdam District Court orders Google to remove negative reviews
An interesting case out of The Netherlands.
Australia’s Attorney-General says Facebook and YouTube should be treated as publishers
The idea is spreading outside of the US.
Elon Musk lawyers say his tweets are just jokes in “pedo guy” lawsuit, invokes Musk’s tweets about aliens
Lawyers argue Musk’s tweets shouldn’t be taken seriously.
Devin Nunes lawsuit that could force Twitter to disclose evidence of anti-conservative bias allowed to proceed
Nunes’ lawsuit alleges that the company does not enforce its terms and rules equally and that it actively censors and shadowbans conservatives such as Nunes while amplifying the voices of his Democratic detractors.
Surgeon sues Googles over negative reviews of their business – Google says it’s their own fault
Google says that the exaggerated tone and type of self-promotion used by the doctor in his ads on Google’s platform were such that it “invited robust public criticism.”
PewDiePie and T-Series settle legal dispute over diss track videos that are blocked in India
The legal battle came at a time when the two rivals were battling to become the most subscribed channel on YouTube.
Irish journalist Gemma O’Doherty continues to protest outside Google offices after being censored by YouTube
O’Doherty has criticized YouTube for removing her content and for targeted censorship.
UK Labour Party demands documentary exposing anti-semitism within the party is removed from the internet
The party told the BBC they should take the documentary down and only reupload it when they make the changes they want.
Media companies are somehow responsible for Facebook comments on articles, Australian Supreme Court Rules
It’s not yet known how the court expects media companies to be responsible for the comments of their users when they can’t turn off comments.