Progress

Current status
in force
08 Sep 2021 in force
21 Dec 2020 under appeal

Scope

Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

08 Sep 2021
in force

High Court decision regarding potential defamation liability of social media platforms

On 8 September 2021, the High Court of Australia has found that media companies can potentially be held liable as publishers of defamatory comments on websites and social media platforms. The High Court affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal o…

Source
Event type civil lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
21 Dec 2020
under appeal

Appeal filed to High Court in case regarding potential defamation liability of social media platforms

On 21 December 2020, notices of appeal were filed to the High Court of Australia in the matter of Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v. Voller, Nationwide News Pty Limited v. Voller, and Australian News Channel Pty Ltd v. Voller. The parties are app…

Source
Event type civil lawsuit
Action type appeal
Government branch judiciary
Government body court

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