Amid Facebook fracas, Australia moves to update defamation laws | World

SYDNEY, Oct 7 — Australia is moving with new urgency to redraft its defamation laws after a court ruling that publishers can be liable for public comments on online forums like Facebook sent shockwaves through the media industry and beyond. Since the ruling, CNN, which is owned by AT&T Inc,...

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