Facebook pages fall quiet as administrators fear legal action over defamatory comments

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 06:05:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-10-04/facebook-pages-are-falling-quiet-as-defamation-fears-take-hold/100501800>

"Defamation experts expect the court ruling will have a chilling effect on
speech and engagement online.

In the past week, at least a handful of MPs, two councils and a government
agency have disabled Facebook comments, due to the defamation risk.

CNN, meanwhile, has taken the unprecedented step of blocking Australians from
accessing its Facebook page.

So how chilly is this "chilling effect" going to get?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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