Australia’s prime minister describes social media as a “coward’s palace” and warns that digital platforms including Facebook should be held liable for defamatory comments posted anonymously.
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference in Canberra, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Morrison has described social media as a"coward's palace" and warned digital platforms such as Facebook could be held liable for defamatory comments posted anonymously.
Morrison said platforms that do not reveal the identities of people who post defamatory comments should be held liable for those comments. “Social media has become a coward’s palace where people can just go on there, not say who they are, destroy people’s lives and say the most foul and offensive things to people, and do so with impunity,” he added.
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher said on Wednesday the national review of defamation laws will likely examine whether Facebook should be liable for users’ posts.
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