Government seeks to make social media companies liable for defamatory posts

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Michaelia Cash at a press conference during a visit the Kambah District Playing Fields in Canberra, Sunday, November 28, 2021.

(AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) Source: AAP

The federal government has announced it will be making social media companies liable for defamatory posts, with new legislation to be introduced into the Parliament next year.



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