CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister on Thursday described social media as a “coward’s palace” and warned that digital platforms including Facebook should be held liable for defamatory comments posted anonymously.
Morrison said platforms that do not reveal the identities of people who post defamatory comments should be held liable for those comments. His comments come as Australian state and territory governments are rushing to rewrite their defamation laws after the High Court last month set a precedent for the internet age, ruling that media outlets can be held liable for defamatory comments posted by third parties on their Facebook pages.The precedent applies to the administrators of all Facebook pages, including governments. The Tasmania state government has blocked comments from its social media sites, and the U.S.
Australia is a fucking mess
PM Morrison is right that social media is a 'coward's palace', right to take it seriously, and right to go after it.
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