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The announcement by Facebook last month that it will give users including news outlets more control over comments is long overdue and good news for Canadian media outlets.
The move comes after a 2019 Australian court decision that found several media companies in that country liable for defamatory comments written under news stories that had been posted on their Facebook pages.
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Online comments on stories can generate healthy debates and provide new insight. But, too often, comments can also be hateful and even criminal.
Editorial: Giving media control over Facebook comments long overdue
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