The court found Google did not play a part in publishing a disputed article by acting as a ‘library’ housing it
The Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration photo. Picture: REUTERS/DADO RUVIC
The decision brings renewed confusion about a question that has been simmering in Australia for years about where liability rests for online defamation. A years-long review of the country’s libel law is yet to give a final recommendation on whether large platforms such as Google and Meta Platforms’ Facebook should be accountable.
“The Underworld article was not written by any employee or agent of the appellant,” two of the panel judges wrote in Wednesday’s ruling, the appellant being Google.
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