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Latest news: Google not responsible for libelous content

Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Google cannot be held responsible for any offensive or libellous content displayed in its search results, a High Court Judge has ruled. Mr Justice Eady upheld pleas from the search engine that it was merely a “platform publisher” and not a publisher. The ruling will mean Google has immunity from English defamation laws. According to The Daily Telegraph , Mr Justice Eady compared Google to a graffiti-covered wall whilst explaining his decision. He said: “It is no doubt often true that the owner of a wall which has been festooned, overnight, with defamatory graffiti could acquire scaffolding and have it all deleted with whitewash. That is not necessarily to say, however, that the unfortunate owner must, unless and until this has been accomplished, be classified as a publi...

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